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Sen. Mary Landrieu sticks with health care law 7 TexasTowelie Sep 2013 Oct 2013 5 3043
Sen. Sharon Hewitt: Work requirements for Medicaid can help lift Louisianans out of poverty 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1002
Senate approves bill to sunset movie tax credit program 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2512
Senator Bill Cassidy: Our Maternal Death Rates Are Only Bad If You Count Black Women 5 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 5 3624
Senators restart debate over Louisiana marriage license law 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3783
September 13 - Happy Birthday Rep. Cedric Richmond (D) LA-2nd 0 FakeNoose Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 913
Severe T-storm Warning in effect for New Orleans area, flash flooding 2 zuul Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1073
Sharon Weston Broome sworn in as Baton Rouge's mayor-president 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2363
Shell announces Gulf Coast site for potential multibillion-dollar plant 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1689
Shell is closing its Convent refinery; what does this mean for clean energy in Louisiana? 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2020 Nov 2020 1 818
Shell subsidiary to pay $2.2M fine for 2016 Gulf oil spill 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1087
Sheriff: Louisiana man shot child playing hide and seek outside his home 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 10 4062
SHOULD A PROSECUTOR'S IMMUNITY COVER FAKING DOCUMENTS TO LOCK UP WITNESSES? 4 douglas9 Feb 2020 Feb 2020 2 1485
Should fleur de lis meet confederate flag’s fate? 5 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 2022
Should New Orleans standardize Carnival parade routes? Here's what a Mardi Gras expert thinks 4 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 4 1073
Shreveport bookkeeper accused of stealing more than $450K 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1544
Shreveport Councilwoman seeks to abolish sagging pants law; questions remain in officer-involved 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 770
Shreveport financial advisor part of largest elder fraud sweep 6 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1307
Shreveport furloughs now mandatory toward filling $25 million revenue shortfall 0 TexasTowelie May 2020 May 2020 0 878
Shreveport investment advisor pleads guilty to bilking clients out of $3.5 million 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 886
Shreveport man, 31, accused of egging neighbor's home 5 TexasTowelie Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2879
Shreveport Mayor in quarantine after testing positive for COVID 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 5109
Shreveport passes nondiscrimination ordinance, Baton Rouge law stalls 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 1684
Shreveport Police Department will no longer host or promote prayer vigils 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 11 1297
Shreveport United Daughters of the Confederacy seek restraining order against Caddo commission 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1166
Sinkhole swallows more trees 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1559
Skirt-wearing man with knife robs Gentilly store, New Orleans police say 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1033
Slidell (LA) teacher 'no longer an employee' after racially-charged social media post 3 fleur-de-lisa Sep 2018 Sep 2018 4 1707
Slidell bandits scan, steal groceries at local Winn Dixie, Sheriff's Office says 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1685
Slidell pays ACLU $25,000 over defeated panhandling law 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1021

Louisiana Continued...

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Slow rollout for vaccines at Louisiana nursing homes comes amid increasing virus outbreaks 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2021 Jan 2021 0 1640
Smaller tax: Estimates for Edwards' business tax plan plunge 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4379
SNL: Bayou Benny's Liberal Lagniappe 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1166
So far U.S. Sen. David Vitter’s gubernatorial campaign has been sadly lacking in substance 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1423
Solar Jobs Comparison — Louisiana vs. Georgia 0 kristopher Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1525
Some groups providing HIV/AIDS services in Baton Rouge may see funds cut in grant dispute 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 738
Southeastern Louisiana University finds 137 ineligible athletes competed 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1696
Southern University Baton Rouge accreditation no longer in jeopardy, but SUNO's is now threatened 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 974
Southern University fires popular band director, he says he is disappointed with decision 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1054
Southern University in Baton Rouge is 'falling into the river' and needs $32 million to stop erosion 4 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1237
Spat between AG Jeff Landry, ex-state Sen. Larry Bankston headed to Louisiana high court 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 887
Special election for state Sen. Troy Brown's old seat, school tax elections top Saturday's ballot 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 2621
St. Charles Parish councilman says parish president needs drug rehab 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 974
St. Charles Parish residents disturbed, disheartened by new flood insurance maps 4 TexasTowelie Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2788
St. James Parish residents tell Corps of Engineers: We need levee protection, too 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1469
Stanford investors’ lawsuit heads to federal court 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1586
State backing for new Baton Rouge Children’s Hospital sought in Legislature 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1095
state by state about louisiana 0 SwampG8r Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 1920
State could pay $100,000 for Planned Parenthood appeal 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 1279
State health chief Greenstein is a “no show” 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1607
State officials estimating Louisiana ended latest fiscal year in the red 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 1319
State Police Commissioner Calvin Braxton resigns; calls investigation allegations 'unfounded' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1524
State Sen. Brown fights back against resignation calls, apologizes for 'mistakes' involving domestic 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1360
State Sen. Troy Brown could face suspension or expulsion during special session 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1171
State special education monitoring errors could impact federal consent decree over New Orleans schoo 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 785
State Supreme Court hears case that could overturn hundreds of split-jury convictions 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 3 2151
State Treasurer John Kennedy 'seriously' considering running for governor 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1395
State troopers texted about the 'whoopin' they gave a Black man, records show: 'He's gonna have 5 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 9 2620
State, law enforcement officials seek compromise to save controversial prison reform plan 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1524
Steve Scalise says he's set to undergo additional surgery, asks for continued support 8 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 3 1649

Louisiana Continued...

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Study: LSU pays men substantially more than women of same rank, in some cases $20K-plus 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 943
Subsidy Calculator for low income families and singles on ACA premiums. 3 DhhD Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 2258
Sunshine Bridge to remain closed for months following barge accident 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 995
Support for Trump in Louisiana plunges, poll says: See results, how that impacts governor's race 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 1274
Swan Drive day care center, closed following arrests last week, had passed only 1 of 7 inspections 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1938
Sweeping bill aimed at lowering auto insurance rates passes Louisiana House, heads to Senate 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 839
Tampons, diapers exempt from sales tax under Louisiana lawmaker's proposal 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 985
Tax holiday OK for guns, not so for storm and school supplies says Senate committee 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1566
Tax preparer gets 18 months for tax scheme 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1004
Taylor Swift donating $1 million to Louisiana 3 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 8 1421
Tea Party of Louisiana: Common Core turns kids gay, and this parody website proves it 1 Katashi_itto Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 1901
Teacher admits to feeding students cupcakes laced with her husband's sperm 17 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Jan 2023 10 5525
Teacher union to boycott businesses that opposed Bossier tax proposal 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 845
Teachers union sues state for $200 million; second $65 million suit possible 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1560
Teen prisoner raped by inmate in Baton Rouge, infected with HIV, federal lawsuit claims 1 fleur-de-lisa Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1090
Temporary shuttering of Louisiana's casino industry upsetting local economies 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 988
Temporary taxes could hurt Louisiana's credit, but lawmakers still consider them 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 908
Tesla says new law will prohibit direct sales in Louisiana 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 3 3918
Texas quarantine order now includes all Louisiana travelers 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1291
Texas, Louisiana can end Planned Parenthood funding, federal appeals court rules 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2020 Nov 2020 2 1069
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