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—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
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—Illuminator: Gov. Landry hopeful for full FEMA relief from Francine; Scalise slams federal flood policy
—Reinsurance News: Hurricane Francine losses manageable but primary insurers to bear costs
—BRProud: Louisiana new voter registration lags behind past elections
—The Advocate: Corps starts building barrier to block salt water in Mississippi River. What do the forecasts say?
—The Advocate: New Louisiana task force seeks to speed up government payments to businesses
—BRProud: Congressman Troy Carter wants to help stop injuries, deaths tied to roadside accidents
—The Advocate: Baton Rouge DA explores property tax, other options to combat staffing and workload woes
—Business Insider: Why Louisiana’s $1.3B shrimp industry could go extinct
—Illuminator: Monday marks start of Voter Registration Week in Louisiana
—BRProud: Louisiana officials react after second Trump assassination attempt in Florida
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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 …
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 …
Don’t Tax You, Don’t Tax Me: Legislators search for ‘fellow behind the tree’
As Louisiana begins to return to normalcy following Hurricane Francine, the Legislature is getting back to work this week and will focus partly on the immortal words of late U.S. Sen. Russell Long, who was a masterful Finance chairman: “Don’t tax you, don’t tax me. Tax that fellow behind the tree.” That said, part of …