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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) — Louisiana voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to give state retirement systems greater flexibility in paying down billions of dollars in unfunded pension liabilities.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – A crowded field of Republicans and Democrats is competing to represent Louisiana's newly redrawn 5th Congressional District, where rising costs, energy development and President Donald Trump's policies have emerged as defining issues ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
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(Legal Newsline) – Two advocacy groups are asking a state court to overturn Louisiana utility regulators’ decision blocking access to Meta’s records on electricity demand and economic benefits as Entergy Louisiana seeks approval for more than $14 billion in power infrastructure for the company’s expanding data center.
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(The Center Square) — Louisiana voters will decide Nov. 3 whether governors should be permanently barred from returning to office after serving more than one and a half terms.
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(The Center Square) — Louisiana lawmakers are expected to have an additional $565 million to spend on debt payments, infrastructure improvements and other one-time expenses after state officials reported a projected budget surplus Thursday.
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(The Center Square) — Louisiana regulators are considering whether to require utility customers to help finance nuclear energy development in the state, with a vote scheduled for next Thursday.
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(The Center Square) - From who will lead Shreveport City Hall to who will serve as Caddo Parish's district attorney, voters will decide several major local races when they head to the polls Nov. 3.
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(The Center Square) — The Louisiana Secretary of State's Office in Baton Rouge resumed normal operations Wednesday after an Elections Division employee opened a package containing an unidentified white powder Tuesday afternoon.
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(The Center Square) - The Shreveport City Council introduced Mayor Tom Arceneaux's 2027 budget Tuesday alongside proposed new pay raises for police and fire employees that would go into effect Dec. 1 if approved.
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(The Center Square) – Louisiana has received federal approval to use Medicaid funding for certain health services during the 60 days before eligible incarcerated individuals leave prison or jail, with an initial launch planned for early 2027.
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