The heavily amended bill passed largely along party lines, with four Republicans joining Democrats to oppose it.
Louisiana Considered
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Brown University and Tougaloo College students are testing for potential air and noise pollution near the Drax wood pellet plant in Gloster, Mississippi.
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A bill that would give the governor more control over appointments to the state Board of Ethics and a bill to protect access to in vitro fertilization narrowly advanced from legislative committees.
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Louisiana's Supreme Court has agreed to reconsider its ruling that wiped out a law giving adult victims of childhood sexual abuse a renewed opportunity to file damage lawsuits.
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PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” can cause cancer and problems during pregnancy.
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Louisiana’s Revenue Estimating Conference increased the state general fund forecast for this year by $197 million. But lawmakers can only spend less than half of that without voting to bust the state’s spending cap.
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At least six people have died and hundreds more have been injured since violence erupted last week in New Caledonia following controversial electoral reforms passed in Paris.
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Ex-leader Wayne LaPierre, who was found liable for misusing millions in NRA funding, has been replaced. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Mike Spies of The Trace, a nonprofit that covers gun-related news
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The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague announced that he will seek arrest warrants for top leaders from both Israel and Hamas.
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South Africa's constitutional court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma, one of the most divisive political figures in the country, is not allowed to participate in next week's election.
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Julia Abu Zeaiter, 3, lives in Gaza with a rare life-threatening genetic disease. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to her father, Amjad Abu Zeaiter, and Izzie Duval, an American trying to help them evacuate.