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Louisiana lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a set of dramatic changes to state ethics laws Wednesday that will make it much more difficult to charge elected officials and public employees with misconduct.
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The Louisiana Legislature has approved legislation to increase mandatory anti-hazing training for fraternities, sororities and other college student organizations from one hour to two hours. -
The Louisiana Senate is reining in several major proposals pushed by Gov. Jeff Landry and House conservatives, rejecting additional tax cuts and scaling back spending on private school vouchers amid caution over the state’s longer-term financial outlook. -
As cities heat up, reflective roofs could lower energy bills and help the climate. But dark roofing manufacturers are waging a quiet campaign to block new rules. -
Small businesses, like The Little House in New Orleans, are a common target for cyber crimes. Experts say social media companies should do more to stop them. -
The various bills would require students and teachers to complete additional trainings and could ban certain junk foods from school lunch programs. -
With only two weeks left in the session, committee members voted to defer the remaining bills and adjourn. -
A Louisiana legislative committee has killed two bills that would have added eight new majority Black districts to the state House and Senate.
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