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NOLA POLITICS
/ 1 month agoGov. Jeff Landry, Trump officials unveil ‘Louisiana Lockup,’ an ICE detention center at Angola
Landry said the new facility will house the “worst of the worst.”
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NOLA POLITICS
/ 1 month ago20 years after Hurricane Katrina, where do the Trump Administration’s plans for FEMA stand?
WASHINGTON – Most people who lived in south Louisiana 20 years ago can’t help but recall what they were doing, what...
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NOLA POLITICS
/ 1 month agoHow would the New Orleans mayoral candidates work with Gov. Jeff Landry, state?
Democratic New Orleans is squarely in the crosshairs of an increasingly dominant GOP-led state government — a reality the city’s next...
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NOLA POLITICS
/ 1 month agoNew Orleans’ budget deficit hits $100M. Here’s how city could solve the problem.
The deepening financial strain is forcing city officials to consider ideas that would likely stir controversy, such as increasing the monthly...
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NOLA POLITICS
/ 1 month agoIs Rep. Julia Letlow interested in being LSU president? Here’s the latest she’s thinking.
WASHINGTON – When asked if she’s interested in becoming president of LSU, U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow was noncommittal — but she...
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NOLA POLITICS
/ 1 month agoKen Burkhalter, former St. Tammany Councilman, dies at 65
Former St. Tammany Parish council member Kenneth Burkhalter, who served two terms on the parish’s governing body, died Aug. 22.
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NOLA POLITICS
/ 1 month agoHow Louisiana’s Mike Johnson got Trump, Republicans big wins — and what he faces next
Mike Johnson of Louisiana is a chief architect of Republicans’ big wins in Congress. his success comes from the same thing...
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NOLA POLITICS
/ 1 month agoSt. Tammany Council member Kathy Seiden considers U.S. Senate run, hires Trump pollster
St. Tammany Parish Council member Kathy Seiden is considering a run for the U.S. Senate and has hired Trump-affiliated pollster Adam...
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NOLA POLITICS
/ 1 month agoThe Voting Rights Act and redistricting: What to know about Louisiana’s Supreme Court case
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a Louisiana case that could change the Voting Rights Act and the role that race...
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NOLA POLITICS
/ 1 month agoRepairs to begin on New Orleans’ Municipal Auditorium but broader revamp a long way off
After years of delay and controversy, stabilization will begin on the Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans’ Louis Armstrong Park. But a...