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Senate Finance Chairman Bodi White, R-Central, left, and Sen. Ronnie Johns, R-Lake Charles, ready for a discussion of the Senate's budget proposal in a meeting of the Senate Finance Committee on Monday, May 24, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
Analysis: Lawmakers load Louisiana budget with pet projects

By Melinda Deslatte May. 30, 2021 04:00 PM EDT

Rep. Jerome "Zee" Zeringue, R-Houma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, talks with a legislative staffer during the opening day of the Louisiana legislative session in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, April 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Louisiana House votes for $36B budget, federal aid spending

By Melinda Deslatte May. 06, 2021 06:23 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2018 file photo, a Visa Services gazebo stands outside the U.S. Embassy in London as visa applicants wait to go inside. A youth soccer club hoping to welcome its new coach from the United Kingdom to Louisiana says it has been caught up in a bureaucratic quagmire for more than a year. The recently filed federal lawsuit that involves a presidential order aimed at curbing travel to stop the spread of COVID-19 names the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. embassy in London as defendants. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
Louisiana soccer team sues US after coach is denied entry

By Jeff Martin Apr. 20, 2021 01:21 PM EDT

2 ex-Louisiana College students indicted in ID theft scam

Mar. 27, 2021 01:49 PM EDT
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted two former Louisiana College students as part of a scheme to steal money from other students, federal...

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Dec. 23, 2020 12:10 PM EST
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ Dec. 22 The Advocate on new investments in the...

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Dec. 16, 2020 03:12 PM EST
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ Dec. 14 The Advocate on the historic pace of the...

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Dec. 02, 2020 03:47 PM EST
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ Dec. 2 The Advocate on National Football League...

House Speaker Clay Schexnayder, R-Gonzales, at lectern, and Senate President Page Cortez, R-Lafayette, left, answer questions at a news conference in Memorial Hall before the start of the Special Legislative Session, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP)
Louisiana governor leaves most pet projects intact in budget

By Melinda Deslatte Nov. 06, 2020 02:19 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Jul. 29, 2020 05:05 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ July 29 The Advocate on the anniversary of a...

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Jul. 08, 2020 03:23 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ July 7 The Advocate on using air conditioners...

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Jul. 01, 2020 02:54 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ June 27 The Advocate on wearing face coverings in...

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Jun. 10, 2020 02:07 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ June 8 The Houma Courier on preparing for...

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Apr. 22, 2020 02:16 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ April 21 The American Press on abandoned oil...

In this photo provided by Steve Morgan, Mary Louise Brown Morgan, second from right, poses with relatives in the fall of 2019. The 78-year-old grandmother died March 27, 2020, after being diagnosed with the new coronavirus. Morgan was described by family members as a “God-fearing woman,” who made a “mean gumbo and red beans,” and loved to tend to her garden of rosebushes and fruit trees. (Steve Morgan via AP)
Lives Lost: A Louisiana grandmother 'took care of everyone'

By Rebecca Santana Apr. 08, 2020 01:03 AM EDT