( The Center Square ) — American electricity bills are rising at the fastest pace in two decades, and the grid is straining under demand it wasn’t designed to meet. Data centers chasing the AI …
( The Center Square ) — Louisiana lawmakers have spent the past several weeks listening to public testimony and hearing directly from their constituents about specific budget needs, including in …
( The Center Square ) – For years, litigators, activists and scientific experts have called on the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the litany of local lawsuits related to the herbicide …
( Louisiana Illuminator ) — After nearly 10 hours of overnight testimony and debate, the outcome of the Louisiana Legislature’s latest redistricting committee meeting felt less like a decision …
( The Center Square ) – Imagine spending weeks gathering documents, navigating an application, verifying numbers, and doing everything right, all because you desperately want a better educational …
( Louisiana Illuminator ) - Maybe it’s buyer’s remorse. After Louisiana officials welcomed hyperscale data centers with extractive tax rebates and secretive dealings, a bipartisan wave of …
( Louisiana Illuminator ) — How many children in the United States have to drown before the other 49 states follow Louisiana’s lead? Five children have drowned in America in the past week …
( Louisiana Illuminator ) — When gunfire erupted Thursday afternoon at the food court in the Mall of Louisiana, law enforcement flooded the scene with lights and sirens. Baton Rouge Police Chief …
Youth sports are one of the great proving grounds in life. They teach discipline, teamwork, resilience, and character. But as someone who has spent a lifetime caring for athletes at every level, I …
( Louisiana Illuminator ) — Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and, five years later, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill made it clear to everyone that unless something monumental was done about the …
( Louisiana Illuminator ) — Sunday’s fatal shooting of eight children in Shreveport, and the figurative and literal pain of their mothers, will linger like a persistent heartbeat. The …
( The Center Square ) — You may have seen Pharmaceutical Benefit Managers (PBMs) in the news recently, but what are they? Essentially, they are negotiators in the pharmaceutical supply chain. They …
( Louisiana Illuminator ) — Two years ago, my grandmother’s warning started ringing in my ears again. As a child, she would tell me, “Baby, if you start off wrong, you gon’ end up …
( Louisiana Illuminator ) - I took my first oath to defend the U.S. Constitution when I was 17 years old. Growing up, we watched the news every night and saw two kinds of stories side by …
( Louisiana Illuminator ) — What happens when the one who is supposed to report the abuse is the abuser? Byron Humphrey was a teacher and wrestling coach at Albany High School in Livingston …
( Louisiana Illuminator ) — Terrica Williams stood before the Metro Council with a question that should embarrass every policymaker in East Baton Rouge Parish. Her office, the Baton Rouge City …
( The Center Square ) – This week’s economic reports will tell us whether the U.S. economy was already losing momentum before war in the Middle East pushed oil prices and bond yields higher. …
( The Center Square ) - Remember your high school biology class? Then you may recall there are about 70 trillion unique genetic combinations possible for every single …
( The Center Square ) — As a legislator proudly representing Louisiana’s working coast in Terrebonne Parish, the impacts of lawsuit abuse continue to reverberate across not only my district, but …
( The Center Square ) — During his State of the State address this month, Gov. Jeff Landry announced his plans to increase funding for Louisiana’s GATOR Scholarship program from $44 million …
( The Center Square ) - President Donald Trump did not start a war with Iran. He is trying to stop a war by Iran. Our intelligence showed that Iran had renewed its nuclear weapons program. Our …
( Louisiana Illuminator ) - As the Louisiana Legislature convenes in Baton Rouge this week, many battles will revolve around New Orleans. While more than 1,300 bills have been filed statewide, a …
( The Center Square ) – On March 9, Sen. Beth Mizell introduced Bill 329 to push Louisiana toward greater transparency when children die due to suspected abuse or neglect. This bill follows …
Every day at Amite Christian Academy, students gather to pray. Some pray quietly at their desks. Others pray aloud in small groups with classmates. Teachers pray over their students. We open the day …
( Louisiana Illuminator ) — They always tell you exactly what they’re doing. Right out loud. On Feb. 23, Gov. Jeff Landry sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office …