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Civil Rights Law Targets ‘Cancer Alley’ Discrimination

RESERVE, La. (AP) — Sprawling industrial complexes line the drive east along the Mississippi River to the majority-Black town of Reserve, Louisiana. In the...

Louisiana No. 4 in Rate of Dangerous West Nile Virus Cases

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Preliminary federal data shows Louisiana has the nation’s fourth-highest rate of dangerous West Nile virus infections, so people should protect...

39 Years Later, $95M Settlement for Flood Victims Approved

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana families and businesses in Tangipahoa Parish are a step closer to getting paid for flood damages in 1983...

Dump of Menhaden in Gulf Brings Latest Calls for Regulation

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana conservation groups are renewing calls for tougher regulations on the state's least-regulated fishery after a fishing boat let...

Likely Vote Over Louisiana Project Caught in Abortion Debate

BATON ROUGE (AP) — As the political tug-of-war over enforcing Louisiana’s near-total abortion ban continues between Republicans at the Capitol and Democratic leaders in...

Federal Program to Back $1B Program in 5 Southern States

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Almost $100 million in federal funding will provide capital for a $1 billion program to help close racial and gender...
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Could Louisiana Lawmakers Eliminate State Income Tax?

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana legislators are once again discussing a possible path toward eliminating state income tax. Lawmakers acknowledged, during Tuesday’s tax-writing committee meeting,...

Programs Hope to Improve Electric Vehicle Charging in La

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Alex Katz has been selling electric vehicles at his luxury preowned car dealership, NOLA Motorcars, since 2013. EVs have always been...

Judge Appoints Mediator in Hard Rock Hotel Collapse Lawsuits

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans judge has brought in a mediator to try to work out a settlement with hundreds of people...

How To Buy a House With Bad Credit

NEW YORK (AP) — Buying a home is integral to the "American Dream," but it is increasingly out of reach for many hard-working adults. The...

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