Two years after ‘red mud’ escaped alumina refinery, LDEQ hasn’t penalized company

Two years after environmental regulators first documented 'red mud' waste from the Atalco alumina refinery escaping into public waterways, the state has yet to penalize the company.

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Feds pick Louisiana for potential nuclear campus

Louisiana is one of a few states the Trump administration wants to manage nuclear reactor manufacturing, fuel enrichment and waste disposal.

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‘There was NO crime’: Charges against AG Liz Murrill dropped

The special prosecutor in the criminal case against Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has withdrawn all charges of intimidation and malfeasance.

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Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta quietly takes new job with Trump administration

Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta has quietly taken a new job with the Trump administration in his final term as state regulator.

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New fighter jets, jobs heading to Belle Chasse base with help of former commander

The military air station in Belle Chasse is slated to receive new fighter jets for the Navy and Air Force units there, ensuring the base's future viability.

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Gov. Landry weighs in on Entergy’s proposed power plant purchase

Gov. Jeff Landry has called on state regulators to not let power plant companies “take advantage" of ratepayers after reports surfaced last week that Entergy Louisiana customers could see higher bills...

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Louisiana courts more voting system vendors ahead of 2028 elections • Louisiana Illuminator

Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry is giving voting system vendors another chance to get their systems certified as potential replacements for the state’s decades-old machines, though it could ...

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Prosecutors will get more power when defendants waive jury trials

The right to waive a jury trial is now more complicated after lawmakers passed new legislation at the request of the Attorney General.

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Compromise crumbles to fix Louisiana’s veteran claims assistance law • Louisiana Illuminator

A compromise over who can help disabled veterans obtain the benefits they’re owed collapsed on the final day of the 2026 legislative session. Senate Bill 208 by Sen. Stewart Cathey Jr., R-Monroe, was ...

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Judge lets Trump's mail-in voting order stand for now, setting up bigger fight ahead | Arizona Mirror

Trump mail-in voting order: A judge declined to block it, calling the challenge premature in the first suit

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Louisiana adds money to expand its fortified roof program by 60%

Another 5,000 Louisiana homeowners will gain access to a state fund to strengthen their roofs to a standard that will withstand hurricanes and eventually bring down their insurance costs.

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Wildlife agents might soon need reasonable suspicion to stop boats in Louisiana

Wildlife agents will no longer be able to randomly stop and board boats in Louisiana waters without reasonable suspicion of a crime.

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Louisiana lawmakers urge release of Epstein files • Louisiana Illuminator

Approval of the resolution came just a day before survivors of Epstein’s trafficking ring are scheduled to testify in a meeting organized by House Democrats.

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Louisiana’s start to US House redistricting riles lawmakers, voting rights crowd • Louisiana Illuminator

Tensions erupted Friday as Republican state lawmakers presented new election maps to eliminate one or both of Louisiana’s majority-Black congressional districts. Hundreds of people came to the State C...

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Bill to place term limits on Louisiana governors advances

A bill to place term limits on Louisiana governors cleared the House of Representatives Tuesday after two previous votes failed.

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'I’m a country boy': Farmer Jamie Davis goes grassroots to mount US Senate challenge

The Louisiana Democratic Party has endorsed Davis in the May 16 semi-closed primary election, when he will face two other candidates: Nick Albares and Gary Crockett.

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Lawmakers pass incentives to bring aerospace business to Louisiana

Lawmakers are passing a package of bills to give special legal protections and tax breaks to aerospace companies, though details about what projects might be coming remain confidential.

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Climate change lawsuits against fossil fuel companies would be blocked under Louisiana proposal • Louisiana Illuminator

The bill would effectively give energy companies legal immunity from liability related to illnesses, injuries, deaths or other damages stemming from the climate effects of industrial air pollution.

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Climate change lawsuits against fossil fuel companies would be blocked under Louisiana proposal • Louisiana Illuminator

The bill would effectively give energy companies legal immunity from liability related to illnesses, injuries, deaths or other damages stemming from the climate effects of industrial air pollution.

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Safe gun storage requirement holstered in Louisiana

A Louisiana Senate committee blocked a proposal Tuesday that would have made it a misdemeanor to leave loaded guns unsecured around kids.

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Proposal would require Louisiana to send every voter's personal info to Homeland Security

House lawmakers approved a bill to submit every voter's personal information to the federal government for further scrutiny.

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Drones broach restricted Barksdale air base; no details on source or response

Barksdale Air Force Base has confirmed multiple unauthorized drones entered its restricted airspace in Bossier Parish earlier this month.

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High levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in Smitty’s Supply stormwater discharges

Testing of discharges from a destroyed petrochemical facility in Tangipahoa Parish found high levels of cancer-linked PFAS compounds.

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