Inflation Reduction Act pushes Louisiana to front of clean energy sector

Some policy experts believe Louisiana is one of the better positioned states to take...

COVID vaccine required for most Louisiana college students  

Most Louisiana public universities will require the COVID-19 vaccine this fall, though a liberal...

LSU expands programs to stem statewide nursing shortage

LSU Health Sciences New Orleans is expanding three accelerated nursing programs to north Louisiana...

Louisiana could sell water to other states, but determining cost unclear 

Louisiana is receiving little cash for a natural resource scarce in many Western states:...

Wind farms planned off Louisiana, Texas could power 3 million homes 

The Gulf of Mexico’s first offshore wind farms will be developed off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana, the Biden administration announced last week

Louisiana climate task force eyeing billions in federal infrastructure dollars 

Eyeing billions in federal infrastructure dollars, Louisiana’s Climate Initiatives Task Force is evaluating several...

AG Landry’s beef with Zuckerberg  will be reheard by court

The Louisiana Supreme Court has upheld an appellate court ruling to reverse the dismissal...

Louisiana’s new solar farm rules don’t apply to current operations

A new law enacted to prevent “orphan” solar energy farms in Louisiana contains a carve-out that exempts most of the current solar farm projects in the state.  

Louisiana abortion ban temporarily lifted by New Orleans judge

A state district judge in New Orleans today temporarily lifted Louisiana’s abortion ban until July 8, when the court will consider a legal challenge to the ban from a Shreveport abortion clinic, the clinic’s administrator and a medical student abortion rights organization based at Tulane University. 

Veto session unlikely, despite calls from some conservatives

While the Louisiana Conservative Caucus is pushing for a veto override session, Republicans who lead the House of Representatives don’t think it’s likely.