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'Big Beautiful Bill' proposes more funding for Louisiana military
KTAL News - Texas, Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — After U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance's tie-breaking vote, the reconciliation budget, also known as the 'One Big, Beautiful Bill,' is back in the House of Representatives. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy says this bill...
Louisiana wants to censor citizen science, but residents are fighting back
Louisiana Illuminator
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July 2, 2025
Very few places exemplify our country’s shameful health disparities as much as Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley.” Notorious for its toxic air and alarmingly high cancer rates, this petrochemical hub between New Orleans and Baton Rouge is where oil, gas...
Health care fraud takedown
Adel News Tribune - Georgia
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July 2, 2025
On Tuesday, July 1, 2o25, Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced criminal charges against four defendants in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare and other government programs. The charges filed in federal court...
Louisiana Favorite Jim Cantore Shuts Down Retirement Rumors
Talk Radio 960AM - Louisiana
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July 2, 2025
LAFAYETTE, LA – If your Facebook feed had you mourning the retirement of Jim Cantore, you can breathe a sigh of relief, the man in the blue rain slicker isn’t going anywhere. Rumors began circulating online this week suggesting that the iconic...
What's Green Chef Like? A Trio of CNET Editors Test the Healthy, Organic Meal Kit Service
CNET
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Pricing Starts at $12/serving Type Meal kits Recipes per week 30 Good for Organic, healthy, low-calorie, pescatarian, vegetarian, keto, gluten-free, Whole30, gourmet Score Breakdown Taste/results 7/10Value 7/10Ease of recipes 8/10Recipe variety...
Opinion: Louisiana law threatens air quality activism with steep fines
Environmental Health News
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July 3, 2025
Residents in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley are suing the state over a new law they say silences community air monitoring efforts that challenge petrochemical pollution. Basav Sen writes for Louisiana Illuminator. In short: Louisiana passed a law...
La. Department of Health offers tips to protect from West Nile Virus
Natchitoches Times - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has confirmed Louisiana’s first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) of the 2025 mosquito season and urges all Louisianans to protect themselves from mosquito bites. This case was confirmed in an individual...
The Most Dangerous Fireworks in Louisiana
96.5 KVKI - Lousiana
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July 3, 2025
Lafayette, Louisiana (KMDL) - As we head into a big, 3-day 4th of July weekend, everyone is stocking on meats for the BBQ pit, cold beers, and fireworks. If you're going to be setting off fireworks, doing so safely if key. When it comes to what we...
Lafayette Man Arrested in Drive-By Shooting on Louisiana Ave
Talk Radio 960AM - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
LAFAYETTE, LA – Lafayette Police have arrested 21-year-old Wendell Henry in connection with a drive-by shooting that happened Monday night (7/2) on Louisiana Avenue. According to investigators, Henry allegedly opened fire from a moving vehicle...
Congressional Bill Could Gut Funding for Louisiana Schools
Classic Rock 105.1 - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
Highlights The One Big Beautiful Bill Act threatens federal funding for Acadiana school districts, already grappling with a $7 billion freeze in education grants Title I funding cuts would hit Lafayette, St. Martin, Vermilion, and Acadia parishes...
Two Baton Rouge women charged in national crackdown on COVID-era government benefits fraud
The Advocate - Louisiana
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Two Baton Rouge women were indicted Monday for multiple financial crimes as part of a national Department of Justice investigation into the fraud of government healthcare benefits. The investigation targeted 324 defendants, in total, across the...
Louisiana State Sen. Royce Duplessis to join New Orleans mayor’s race
Gambit - Louisiana
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Louisiana State Sen. Royce Duplessis, a Democrat, has announced he’s running for New Orleans mayor, after initially saying he wouldn't run six months ago. In a social media statement posted Sunday night, Duplessis, addressing residents, said he'd...
New Orleans police officer dies from plastic surgery complications in South Florida
NBC 6 Miami - Florida
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June 30, 2025
A young police officer who traveled to Miami from Louisiana for cosmetic surgery in March died just days later. NBC6 Investigates learned she is one of dozens of people, mostly women, who have died in Miami-Dade County after cosmetic procedures in...
Louisiana Handicap Parking: Know the Real Rules
103.3 The GOAT - Louisiana
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July 2, 2025
The old joke in Louisiana is that during the summer, the best parking spots at a store are determined by the amount of available shade, not by the distance to the door. Yes, it's the heat that will make us all a little crazy. But a recent outing...
Both St. Mary hospitals on 'at-risk' list
St. Mary Now - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
Ochsner St. Mary and the former Franklin Foundation Hospital appear on four U.S. senators’ list of institutions that are at risk of closure as the U.S. House neared a final vote Thursday on legislation changing the state-federal Medicaid program....
Public workers in Louisiana can now be gifted $81 worth of food and drink for every holiday
Louisiana Illuminator
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July 3, 2025
Have you dropped off some Independence Day barbecue at your favorite government office yet? Elected officials and government employees may now be gifted $81 worth of food and drink per individual for state holidays and religious occasions under a...
Tragedy in Doral, FL (33172) : New Orleans Officer Dies After Plastic Surgery – URGENT INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY
The Published Reporter
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July 1, 2025
Doral, FL (33172) – A decorated New Orleans police officer tragically died last week following complications from a cosmetic surgery procedure in South Florida, raising renewed scrutiny over the region’s booming medical tourism industry. Key Facts...
Wednesday's Health Report: Experts share tips on finding time to get weekly-recommended exercise
WBRZ ABC 2 - Louisiana
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July 2, 2025
BATON ROUGE — Staying active is one of the most important things we can do for our well-being. But finding time to exercise is not always easy. It is one of the biggest excuses most people have. The CDC says adults need at least 150 minutes of...
Essence Festival of Culture 2025 Brings Stars and Experiences to New Orleans
Times News Global
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July 1, 2025
New Orleans, Louisiana – The Essence Festival of Culture is set to return from July 4 to July 6, 2025, celebrating Black women, music, and entrepreneurship. The festival, hosted at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and Caesars Superdome,...
June 2025’s new openings and spots to watch in Baton Rouge: Court to Table, Dave’s Hot Chicken and more
225 Magazine
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June 30, 2025
June may have brought hot temps to the Capital Region, but it brought even hotter new concepts and restaurants to the local scene. Yep, things are heating up with these new business debuts. From a Nashville-hot, LA-born chicken chain that opened...