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Christiana Botic/Verite News and Catchlight Local/Report for AmericaJefferson Parish is using opioid settlement money for a new drug court. Is it the best use of funds?The parish is poised to receive $65 million from the legal settlements fund. Some argue the money would be better spent on preventative programs and other initiatives. -
Brooke ThoringtonTeachers and support staff will get another one-time stipend this year, according to Gov. Jeff Landry. But he hasn’t said where the money will come from. -
Wes Muller/Louisiana IlluminatorWith one week left in session two big items are left to be settled, the budget and a new congressional map. -
Aubri Juhasz/WWNOJeanette Weiland [WHY-land], who joined UNO’s leadership in March, will serve as interim chancellor and chief administrative officer.
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KENT NISHIMURA/AFP via Getty ImagesCongress needs to pass legislation in order for the bill's printing -
Alexandria Sheriff's OfficeDavid Rush, a former senior CIA officer, is accused of theft and making false statements. The trove of gold and cash went missing from his CIA storage space — but it was found in his Virginia home.
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Woodard says not giving up is the key to her long career. In the Netflix series The Boroughs, she plays a resident of a retirement community where something supernatural is preying on the residents.
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