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    BATON ROUGE, La. – Thirteen men who collectively spent 644 years in Louisiana prisons for crimes they didn’t commit gathered earlier this month at the...

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    Local residents gathered Tuesday evening, September 2, for a community forum featuring the two Republicans vying for an open Baton Rouge City Court judgeship: Calli...

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    Louisiana GOP Tries to Kill Voting Rights Act, Put Baton Rouge’s Black Congressional Seat on the Chopping Block

    The legal battle over Louisiana’s congressional map intensified this week as the state and Black voters filed starkly opposing briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court,...

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    Conservative activist Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah campus event

    Charlie Kirk, a longtime ally of Donald Trump and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot during a midday appearance at Utah Valley University...

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    Hunger or Hiring? Louisiana GOP Pushes Overhaul of SNAP and TANF Programs

    Two bills moving through the Louisiana Legislature — House Bill 617 and House Bill 624, sponsored by Rep. Kim Carver (R-Covington) and Rep. Stephanie Berault...

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    Republicans Sweep Final St. George Council Runoff Races

    Voters in St. George returned to the polls on Saturday, May 3, to decide the final two city council seats—and delivered  clear victories for both...

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    Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Would Quietly Re-Write Who Gets a Voice in Louisiana’s Future

    H.R. 1 — the 900-page “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” now barreling through Congress at President Donald Trump’s urging — has been branded the most...

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    Why This St. James Parish Lawsuit Matters — and What It Means for Baton Rouge

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    Terry Landry, Jr. is Running for the LA House, District 67

    Louisiana House District 67 will hold a special election on May 3, 2025, to fill the seat vacated by Larry Selders, who recently moved to...

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    District Court Judicial Hopefuls Spar Over Court Reform, Community Trust at Forum

    Four candidates vying for a pivotal seat on the 19th Judicial District Court took the stage on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at the East Baton...

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