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House Committee advances TOPS funding bill

By Anna Puleo | LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE—The House Education Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill to update funding for TOPS college scholarships ... Read more

by American Press Staff, Thursday, April 17, 2025 9:47 am

Teacher stipends

School choice advocates say cutting ESA program won’t fund teacher stipends

By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square School choice advocates are challenging the idea that cutting $50 million from Gov. Jeff Landry’s proposed budget for ... Read more

by American Press Staff, Wednesday, April 16, 2025 7:31 am

Federal budget

Budget group says the actual federal debt is $158.6 trillion

By Casey Harper | The Center Square As Americans file their taxes at the last minute today, the federal debt – and Americans’ federal debt ... Read more

by American Press Staff, Tuesday, April 15, 2025 2:24 pm

Local News

Trump administration freezes more than $2.2 billion in funding to Harvard

By Tate Miller and Dan McCaleb | The Center Square The U.S. Department of Education late Monday said it is freezing more than $2.2 billion ... Read more

by American Press Staff, Tuesday, April 15, 2025 10:25 am

legislature

Legislature approves 343 highway projects for construction bids

By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square The Louisiana Legislature kicked off the 2025 regular session by approving a slate of major highway construction projects ... Read more

by American Press Staff, Monday, April 14, 2025 1:53 pm

DOGE

DOGE: Feds gave thousands of suspected terrorists SSNs, taxpayer-funded benefits

By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square  The Biden administration not only released a record number of known or suspected terrorists (KSTs) into the U.S. but ... Read more

by American Press Staff, Monday, April 14, 2025 11:54 am

Gov. Jeff Landry

Landry unveils comprehensive insurance reforms

By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry unveiled a comprehensive strategy to address the state’s escalating insurance crisis, emphasizing a “balanced ... Read more

by American Press Staff, Saturday, April 12, 2025 10:21 am

Gov. Jeff Landry

Landry ‘making no commitment’ for rebudgeting teacher stipends

By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square Gov. Jeff Landry told Louisiana teachers this week that they might no longer receive the $2,000 stipends they’ve ... Read more

by American Press Staff, Thursday, April 10, 2025 7:53 am

#audit

Audit reveals a lack of a strategic plan to combat homelessness in New Orleans

By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square A recent audit details New Orleans’ efforts to combat homelessness, despite the city and UNITY of Greater New ... Read more

by American Press Staff, Monday, April 7, 2025 11:00 am

LC Memorial Hospital

Veterans’ Health and Wellness Fair Saturday at LC Memorial Hospital

Special to the American Press Lake Charles Memorial Health System, in collaboration with Once Was, will host the Share, Shed, and Support Health & Wellness ... Read more

by American Press Staff, Friday, April 4, 2025 9:37 am

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