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Two bills for a proposed constitutional convention to revise the state’s constitution are advancing in the legislature. -
AP Photo/Gerald HerbertThe parents of former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy have filed a lawsuit against the Louisiana State Police, alleging officers falsely implicated Lacy in a December 2024 fatal crash on Louisiana Highway 20. -
Jay Marcano for the Gulf States NewsroomThe Louisiana Public Service Commission is scheduled to take up Entergy's procedural motion at its session on Wednesday (April 15). -
Brooke ThoringtonCurrently, in Louisiana, a governor can be sworn in more than twice but is limited to two consecutive terms. HB 225 would prevent former Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards from seeking a third term.
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President Trump once again threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and doubled down on a discredited probe of the central bank.
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