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Step Up Louisiana’s Efforts Add Fuel to State-Wide Minimum Wage Debate

NEW ORLEANS – On March 17, LCMC Health announced that they were raising the minimum wage of their employees to $15 an hour, a...

Orleans and Jefferson Parish Leaders Unite for Regional Collaboration

The event marked a significant step forward in strengthening cross-parish collaboration and reinforcing a unified vision for the future of Greater New Orleans.

Drew Prestridge Named One of the Top Political Professionals Under 40

Selection for the 40 Under 40 list is highly competitive and bipartisan—only 20 Democrats and 20 Republicans nationwide are chosen.

Trump Administration Revokes EPA Climate Finding

NEW ORLEANS – On Feb. 12, the Trump administration announced its rule revoking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) greenhouse gas endangerment finding that has...

John Bel Edwards Rules Out Senate Run

BATON ROUGE - Former Gov. John Bel Edwards said on Jan. 12 at a lunch with LSU students that he does not plan to...

Trump Administration Cuts Nearly $8B in Clean Energy Projects

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of...

New Orleans Police Official Says Crime is Down After Governor Requests National Guard Troops

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A top New Orleans police official on Tuesday welcomed the possibility of a National Guard deployment in his city but pushed back...

Congressman Troy A. Carter Part of Effort to Reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program Following Government Shutdown

Bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through Nov. 21, 2025, matching the program authorization extension that was included in the September House Continuing Resolution bill.

Business Leaders Share Biggest Concerns Ahead of Mayoral Election

New Orleans’ problems aren’t news to anyone who lives here. Issues from aging infrastructure, to crime, to affordable housing to the inevitable summer slowdown...

Candidates Line Up for New Orleans Municipal Primary

NEW ORLEANS – The field is set for the upcoming October 11 New Orleans municipal primary, with the qualifying period now closed and candidates...

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