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Trooper, two police officers shot Thursday during standoff in Avoyelles Parish 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2938

77-year-old veteran with dementia punched in the face by employee at state-run Veterans Home 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2974

Corporate flat tax bill gaining traction in Capitol 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 3836

Temporary taxes could hurt Louisiana's credit, but lawmakers still consider them 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1446

Let 70,000 ex-felons vote? No, says Louisiana House committee 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 3064

State, law enforcement officials seek compromise to save controversial prison reform plan 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 2065

House Democrats left wanting more details from Republicans on state budget 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1542

Huge challenge loom, but backers of a gasoline tax hike say they have a plan 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1499

First NBC Bank fails, ordered closed; will be absorbed by Whitney Bank 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 6794

Special election for state Sen. Troy Brown's old seat, school tax elections top Saturday's ballot 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 3172

New Orleans takes down white supremacist monument 5 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 8 5727

Smaller tax: Estimates for Edwards' business tax plan plunge 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4997

Kids who bring toy guns to school could go to jail if bill passes 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 1781

Woman accused of beating man with flagpole 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 1625

Mayor Landrieu responds to Take Em Down NOLA demands on Confederate monuments 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 5140

'Tampon tax' would exempt feminine products, diapers from sales tax 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 3684

Bill would exempt students from spanking 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 1623

Alcohol regulations affecting local businesses 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1581

Louisiana auditor finds $1.4M in improper, duplicate Medicaid payments 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4555

GOP lawmakers take aim at Louisiana Medicaid spending growth 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 3032

Poll finds widespread support for Louisiana law to address gender pay gap 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1496

Reimagining Louisiana's film tax program: Gov. John Bel Edwards, allies have new plan 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4535

U.S. Rep. Garret Graves spreading myths, 'can no longer be trusted' on flood aid, Gov. Edwards 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 1634

Louisiana tax proposal could increase cost of Netflix, Hulu, other streaming services 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 3167

I-49 South supporters tout economic impact study 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4624

In drive for gas tax hike, first and key battle is in the Louisiana House 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 2956

Labor hiring company ensnared in fatal LaPlace bus crash files for bankruptcy protection 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1505

Many old issues re-emerge as New Orleans prepares for upcoming legislative session 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 3070

Proposed bill would clarify state ban on strippers under 21 as dancers' court fight continues 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1754

Racquel Smith sues Cardell Hayes, man convicted of killing Will Smith, shooting her 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 1708

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Marksville (LA) officer sent to prison for 40 years for killing 6-year-old boy 4 fleur-de-lisa Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 2502

New Orleans' drug-related deaths exceeded murders in 2016 1 fleur-de-lisa Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2009

Louisiana governor loses in clash over education redesign 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 3526

Louisiana governor visits Grambling State University, discusses higher education budget 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2706

Louisiana's archives in 'state of emergency,' historians say 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2718

Louisiana senators reject closure of children's mental health program by governor 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2835

Tampons, diapers exempt from sales tax under Louisiana lawmaker's proposal 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1535

Louisiana officer convicted of manslaughter in boy's death 3 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 2142

Lawmakers say they want to fully fund TOPS, but no one making promises 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2192

Why is Gov. John Bel Edwards pushing this new, specific method of taxing Louisiana businesses? 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2719

Louisiana government auditing office sounds the budget alarm 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2619

Lawmakers seek closer look at Angola rodeo finances; more than $6M mishandled in recent years 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2225

Judge blocks marriage law, says requiring birth certificates violates foreign-born citizens' rights 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 2729

Gov. Edwards urges White House to 'carefully consider' budget cuts that could threaten disaster ... 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 3376

John White accuses teacher unions, others of slowing push for better schools 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2719

Gov. John Bel Edwards denounces public schools overhaul plan pushed by John White 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2838

Hammond Westside Montessori School closes after more than 300 students get Norovirus 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2786

Court ruling on voting rights of felons in Louisiana expected Monday 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1682

In appeal, Darren Sharper argues his federal guilty plea was forced and his sentence was miscalculat 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1714

National GOP-backing group launches site against John Bel Edwards, 'The Accidental Governor' 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2038

Intoxicated man bashes East Baton Rouge deputy's windshield with his head, threatens to have officer 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1607

Brick thrown through window of New Orleans church days after it held transgender town hall 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 1717

Putting Louisiana back together: How government can repair state's 'broken' tax system 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1710

Gov. Edwards meets with Trump Monday 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 2467

Louisiana state park entrance fees, cabin costs edging up 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 3310

Endymion crash driver had .232 BAC, nearly 3 times legal limit, NOPD says 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2178

Not 'a scare tactic': State transportation woes may worsen with loss of federal dollars 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 2399

At Napoleonville town hall, Sen. Bill Cassidy says he's on Obamacare, pays $25,000 a year 9 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 4042

Louisiana among states without gun owner responsibility laws 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 2139

'Full investigation' ordered by Gov. Edwards into State Police officials' Las Vegas side trip 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 5 2634

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Here's how Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards administration seeks to streamline flood recovery 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 2137

Louisiana Legislature agrees to deficit-closing plan hours before special session deadline 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1646

U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise defends decision to hold town hall by conference call 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 2096

One budget battle down; now here's Louisiana Legislature's next step 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1768

'Horrific' Endymion crash: 28 hurt; injuries not life-threatening; driver apparently drunk, ... 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2126

Company to Pay $9.5 Million for False Reporting That Led to Explosion in Gulf of Mexico 1 nitpicker Feb 2017 Feb 2017 3 2466

Baton Rouge man, LSU engineers working to create biodegradable Mardi Gras beads 0 fleur-de-lisa Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 2391

Louisiana's cowering GOP krewe in Washington 0 fleur-de-lisa Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 2066

Former Systems Administrator Sentenced to Prison for Hacking into Industrial Facility Computer Syste 0 nitpicker Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 2039

11 children injured when school bus overturns after crash with pickup truck in Greensburg (LA) 1 fleur-de-lisa Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1978

Woman with 133 cats accused of animal cruelty, running meth lab 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2277

'This could burn for days': 2 workers hospitalized, 1 missing after pipeline fire in Paradis 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2113

Money is the root of latest split between Louisiana governor, attorney general 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1907

Gov. John Bel Edwards releases plan for $304M budget deficit 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1715

Louisiana Universities to receive $2.7M from closing of HMO 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1771

Louisiana's uninsured rate falls to 12.5 percent; leaders cite Medicaid expansion 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 1678

Poll: Louisiana legislature's approval at 23 percent; majority blames Jindal for budget crunch 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1732

Deficit that sparked special session only the latest as leaders look for stability 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1564

Two Baton Rouge women accused of disaster fraud in August floods, attorney general says 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1676

State Sen. Troy Brown could face suspension or expulsion during special session 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1779

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