The heavily amended bill passed largely along party lines, with four Republicans joining Democrats to oppose it.
Louisiana Considered
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Community groups in St. John the Baptist Parish partnered with an eco-friendly business to encourage students to pursue environmentally sustainable careers.
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A youth sentencing study shows Alabama and Mississippi are among just four states that top the nation in new juvenile life without parole sentences since 2012.
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New Rice's whale sitings, a rare whale unique to the Gulf of Mexico, has prompted new worries about the dangers it faces from heavy ship traffic near Louisiana and Texas.
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Gov. Jeff Landry made his appeal directly at two town halls, urging parents to push their local senators to pass a bill that creates universal “education savings accounts.”
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A bill that prohibits classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity heads next to the Senate floor.
Arts & Culture
NPR News
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with filmmaker Vinay Shukla and journalist Ravish Kumar about the new documentary While We Watched.
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For years now, Texas has banned practically all abortions. There is a medical exception to the ban — and the Texas Medical Board has been tasked with clarifying that exception.
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Eli Conley is a singer-songwriter who specializes in helping trans people on testosterone re-learn how to sing as their voices change.
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The ZiG is Zimbabwe's latest currency — yet another attempt to unravel the economic catastrophes of the past decades. According to many there, it's every bit as baffling as its predecessors.
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Phoenix, Ariz., area leaders are opening cooling centers that are open all night. About a third of heat related emergency calls happen after most centers close.