A Senate panel voted 6-2 to advance a bill that would gut public access to information at every level of government.
Louisiana Considered
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Two bills that target LGBTQ+ youth in Louisiana are once again working their way through the Legislature after they were vetoed last year.
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A bill to create the crime of “coerced criminal abortion by means of fraud” passed from a Senate committee on Tuesday.
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The Environmental Protection Agency tightens standards for air pollution coming from more than 200 chemical plants in the U.S.
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Making it into the NCAA Tournament can translate to boosts in student enrollment, athletic involvement, merchandise sales and more for participating schools.
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Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, reiterated a desire to leave Baton Rouge by June 3, meaning lawmakers would have a tight timeline to rewrite the state constitution if they vote for a convention.
Arts & Culture
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The singer gained stardom after finishing ninth on "American Idol" in 2006. In 2014, she won a Grammy for best contemporary Christian music album for "Overcomer," her fifth album.
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Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., voted overwhelmingly to unionize with the UAW, setting a new trajectory for labor unions in the American South.
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Joan Nathan has spent her life exploring Jewish culture through recipes. Now in her 80s, her new book is her most personal work yet — excavating her own culinary history.
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China's feared state security ministry has been more public and more powerful in its quest to suppress internal dissent and monitor foreign activity.
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Under the glare of the lights in New York's Time Square, a Nigerian chess master makes his bid to break the world record for the longest continuous chess game to raise money for children back home.