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Louisiana news covers state government, elections, the energy sector, coastal culture and civic affairs across the Pelican State. Reporting reaches New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport and Lafayette.


Finance

Live Poll

Do you think your health insurance options are getting better or worse?

Insurance

Louisiana Urges Residents to Review Health Coverage

Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple encourages Louisianans to check their health plans as open enrollment runs through January 15.

Louisiana Urges Residents to Review Health Coverage

Politics

Elections

Landry Recall Effort Fails to Qualify

The Louisiana Secretary of State's Office said the petition to recall Gov. Jeff Landry did not meet signature requirements by the November 2 deadline.


Weather and Disaster

Live Poll

Will you be heading out to a football game this weekend?

Current Conditions

Cold Front Brings Cooler Weekend Air

A reinforcing front drops temperatures across the region ahead of weekend football and cooler Sunday mornings.

Cold Front Brings Cooler Weekend Air

Science

Live Poll

Do you expect the SpaceX project to improve job prospects in your area?

Space

SpaceX Seeks Three Louisiana Permits for Facility

The permit applications, filed through a Lafayette-based company, cover roads, bridges and wharves needed to move heavy equipment into the Pecan Island region.

SpaceX Seeks Three Louisiana Permits for Facility

Sports

Football

Louisiana Releases High School Football Playoff Brackets

Louisiana's nonselect high school football playoff brackets and first-round schedule have been released for the postseason.

Louisiana Releases High School Football Playoff Brackets

Regular subjects here include the legislature and the governor's office, statewide elections, the courts and the energy and coastal industries that define the Louisiana economy. Coverage runs through New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport and Lafayette and the coastal and inland communities across the state. Oil and gas production, petrochemical manufacturing and the port at New Orleans together make Louisiana one of the country's most energy-intensive economies, which means federal energy policy lands here with particular force. Coastal erosion and hurricane risk are the environmental conditions that sit beneath the state's longest-running infrastructure and land-use debates.


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