Lawmakers in the Senate are expected to consider the state budget proposal on Friday, making it unlikely the session will end ahead of schedule.
Louisiana Considered
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New laws deregulating Louisiana’s insurance industry could be put to the test in the coming months. Forecasters expect 17 to 25 storms to form in the Atlantic between June 1 and the end of November.
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Lawmakers have yet to give final approval to legislation that would pave the way for education savings accounts in the state, a bill calling for a constitutional convention and the coming year’s budget. Lawmakers hope to wrap up the session in the next week.
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Gov. Jeff Landry has signed a first-of-its-kind bill classifying classify two abortion-inducing drugs as controlled and dangerous substances.
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Lawmakers are adding back some of the money for public school teacher stipends next year as well as funding for early childhood education programs.
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Lawmakers in the Senate voted 28-7 to give final approval to a bill banning classroom discussion of sexual orientation in all public school classrooms.
Arts & Culture
NPR News
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This week, we celebrate the return of summer with some of our favorite guests, including Bob Seger, Dakota Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez!
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A seismic moment in South African politics as the party of Mandela, the ruling African National Congress, loses its absolute majority for the first time.
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All of Wyoming is facing criticism after a man there displayed a wolf he captured in a bar.
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North Korea has reportedly sent balloons carrying trash and excrement into South Korea. NPR's Scott Simon has details — smelly and otherwise — on how both countries have used balloons over the years.
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In South Africa, a seismic moment comes as the ruling African National Congress party loses its absolute majority for the first time.