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Jesse Singal on Crises in Politics and Social Science
Persuasion
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July 30, 2025
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‘They just need support’: Baton Rouge school helps students with dyslexia thrive
WAFB 9 - Louisiana
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July 30, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Dyslexia affects as many as one in five Americans, yet only a small number of Louisiana public school students have been identified as having the learning disability. The underdiagnosis is raising concern among advocates...
New Orleans, Gulf Coast humidity higher than in previous decades, researchers say
KPLC - Louisiana
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July 29, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - If you find yourself saying it feels more humid in the city, there’s now data to back you up. “We have some preliminary results of this particular study, and what we’re finding is that humidity is indeed going up across the...
Bravo to Baton Rouge Library for standing up to evangelical grievance
Baptist News Global
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July 30, 2025
Seriously. How hard can it be to call someone by the name they want to be called? Is this such a huge imposition? To hear a lot of conservative evangelicals tell it, yeah, such a simple things goes against their conscience. God wants them to call...
Meta's big Louisiana data center has united these two opposing groups. What's behind it?
The Advocate - Louisiana
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It's not often that environmental groups and oil companies team up for a cause. The plan to power Meta's giant AI data center in remote Louisiana has proven to be a rare exception. A coalition of some of Louisiana's largest oil, gas and...
New Orleans announces municipal ID card amid nationwide Ice crackdown
The Guardian
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July 29, 2025
The city of New Orleans has announced a municipal identification program to provide ID cards to residents who may not be able to access such cards otherwise in a move seen as a positive step for the city’s migrant communities as the Trump...
This new conference will bring national thought leaders to Baton Rouge
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report - Louisiana
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July 29, 2025
The newly formed Leaders for a Better Louisiana is bringing a new statewide conference to Baton Rouge. The two-day affair, called the Future Louisiana Conference, is set to take place in early September. Better Louisiana says it will bring...
New Orleans' government is creating a 2026 budget. Here's how to weigh in
Nola - Louisiana
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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration wants to hear from the public as it prepares a 2026 city budget, the final budget of Cantrell’s eight-year tenure. Residents can fill out a brief survey on the city’s website to indicate their...
How Intersection Accidents in New Orleans Impact Public Safety
Newsroom Panama
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July 29, 2025
Intersections are where city life meets constant motion. Cars, bikes, buses, and pedestrians all converge in one place. In New Orleans, these busy junctions are a regular part of daily life, but they can also be incredibly dangerous. In fact, the...
New Orleans jail mistakenly releases man from custody
WMTW 8 - Maine
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July 29, 2025
New Orleans police, the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office and other local agencies have been searching for almost three days for a man who was mistakenly released from the Orleans Parish Jail.According to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, Khalil...
Louisiana joins Interstate Dental Compact
KNOE - Arkansas
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July 30, 2025
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - The Louisiana Legislature unanimously approved the state to become the first state to join the Interstate Dental Compact. Joining the Compact would streamline licenses for dentists and dental hygienists to make it easier for...
Congressman Cleo Fields gathering insight from small business owners in North Baton Rouge to use for new legislation
WAFB 9 - Louisiana
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July 29, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana Congressman Cleo Fields is spending his off time visiting different small businesses in his district to get feedback on what they need to thrive. On Wednesday, he visited Lillie’s Kitchen in North Baton Rouge,...
New Orleans man receives ten-year sentence for drug trafficking and machinegun offenses
Pelican State News - Louisiana
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July 28, 2025
Michael M Simpson Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana | Department of JusticeMichael M Simpson Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana | Department of Justice Lovon White, a 22-year-old...
Unfriendly? In Louisiana? - There's Only One Place That Works
KPEL - Louisiana
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July 30, 2025
(KMDL-FM) When we moved to Louisiana in 1995, one of the first things my family noticed was just how friendly the people along "the Bayou" really were. We hadn't been in town for more than a month, and we had friends in Lafayette, Youngsville,...
New Orleans police investigate deadly shooting near gas station in Algiers
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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July 29, 2025
The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting in Algiers.Officers arrived at the scene shortly before 2 a.m. Tuesday.Investigators say they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound near the intersection of General De...
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries opens black bear hunting lottery for 2025 season
KNOE - Arkansas
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July 30, 2025
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Black bear hunting season is around the corner in Louisiana. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) officials have announced that the lottery application process to get hunting permits for 2025 is now open on...
Ragin’ Cajuns defensive lineman Jordan Lawson named to Nagurski Watch List
Crescent City Sports - Louisiana
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July 29, 2025
Redshirt senior one of 60 players named; recognizes nation’s most outstanding defensive player DALLAS – Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns defensive lineman Jordan Lawson was one of 60 players named to the 2025 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List, the...
Hutson suggests May 16 jailbreak was politically motivated at forum for sheriff candidates
FOX 8 - Louisiana
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July 30, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson took the opportunity at a public campaign forum Tuesday (July 29) to suggest the May 16 jailbreak by 10 inmates at the facility she oversees was politically motivated. Hutson made the remark...
Louisiana hires company to replace its outdated OMV system
Louisiana Illuminator
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July 29, 2025
The beleaguered technology Louisiana has relied upon for driver’s licenses and vehicle registrations since the 1970s heyday of the Volkswagen Beetle is being junked and replaced with a newer, sleeker model, Gov. Jeff Landry announced Tuesday. The...
Spare Notes Five Months Leads To Big Win For Baton Rouge
WBRZ ABC 2 - Louisiana
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July 28, 2025
BATON ROUGE - A little before 3:30 p.m. Monday afternoon, the final shot after 150 days was rolled at the Raising Canes River Center exhibit hall in the USBC Open Championships. David Shada of Idaho rolled a strike and a six-count 3-6-7-10 spare...