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Request a DemoHeadlines & Bylines (09.03.24)
—The Advocate: Louisiana lawmakers spent $113M on ‘pet projects’ this year
—The Advocate: State Supreme Court to look at court delays for attorney-lawmakers in upcoming hearing
—The Lens: To bring insurance companies back to Louisiana, some suggest tackling it as a federal issue
—NOLA: A new wave of industrial plants is coming to Louisiana, raising concerns among some residents
—The Advocate: Near the end of the Mississippi River, salt water threatens again. Are they ready this time?
—New York Post: Report: Apple threatened to move Will Smith movie out of Louisiana if lawmakers didn’t kill app store bill
—NOLA: First-of-its-kind grant could reduce flooding, rebuild wetlands in this vulnerable part of Louisiana
—The Center Square: Lawsuit seeks to stop federal rule on oil, gas exploration
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Our History: The Acadian Expulsion
The first wave of the expulsion that eventually brought the Acadians to Louisiana began in August of 1755. The Acadians at that point had lived in Nova Scotia (in present-day Canada) since the founding of Port-Royal, one of the first French settlements in North America, in 1605. Among the “first families” of Acadia were Doucet, …
What you may have missed in LaPolitics Weekly
Here’s what you may have missed in the latest issue of LaPolitics Weekly, published last week… — FAREWELL FRANCINE: The Legislature’s new Homeland Security chairs are the eyes and ears of their colleagues when storms approach… — SPOTLIGHT ON CIVIL SERVICE: While civil service protection is meant to reward merit and shield rank-and-file public employees …
Headlines & Bylines (09.17.24)
—The Advocate: How Jeff Landry has responded so far to his first Louisiana hurricane as governor —NOLA: Power restorations nearly complete in Louisiana after Hurricane Francine, Entergy says —Illuminator: More frequent floods force hard family decisions in Lafourche Parish enclave —Illuminator: Gov. Landry hopeful for full FEMA relief from Francine; Scalise slams federal flood policy …
Political Chatter (09.17.24)
—SENATOR, MAYOR ACT TO SAVE NEIGHBORHOOD: As Hurricane Francine bore down on Morgan City Wednesday night, Sen. Robert Allain got a call from Mayor Lee Dragna. As Allain explains, a water pump serving Dragna’s neighborhood failed, putting hundreds of homes at risk. Dragna loaded pumps from his own boat yard and asked Allain to meet …