Louisiana abolished 25 dormant boards; auditor flags dozens more
(The Center Square) - Louisiana lawmakers eliminated 25 boards and commissions this year in an effort to clean up dormant pieces of state government,... Read More.
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Former Louisiana attorney charged in Hurricane Ida insurance fraud scheme
(The Center Square) - A former Louisiana managing attorney for a Texas law firm accused of defrauding hundreds of Hurricane Ida victims has been... Read More.
Bossier, Caddo tax renewals head to Dec. 12 ballot
(The Center Square) - Bossier and Caddo Parish voters will decide the future of a regional hotel tax expected to generate $1.7 million a... Read More.
Louisiana Medicaid disability service rates to rise 3%
(The Center Square) - Louisiana will increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain home- and community-based disability services by about 3% beginning Oct. 1, a... Read More.
Louisiana auditors feed fraud cases into growing federal crackdown
(The Center Square) - Louisiana's top auditor says the state is increasingly working with federal prosecutors to turn findings of fraud, waste and abuse... Read More.
Construction begins on Louisiana clean ammonia plant
(The Center Square) - U.S. fertilizer producer CF Industries and a pair of Japanese industrial conglomerates began construction Wednesday on a low-carbon ammonia plant... Read More.
Shreveport targets blight, unpaid landlord utility bills
(The Center Square) - Shreveport City Council members advanced a measure Tuesday calling for stronger enforcement of existing property standards and tenant protections, including... Read More.
Shreveport weighs higher pay, raising fees amid garbage truck driver shortage
(The Center Square) - Shreveport City Council members postponed changes to the city's solid waste budget Tuesday, calling for higher pay for drivers, questioning... Read More.
Louisiana to receive at least $180M in landmark Meta settlement
(The Center Square) - Louisiana is set to receive at least $180.9 million from a sweeping multistate settlement with Meta and could collect another... Read More.
$744.6M Chevron coastal verdict back in jeopardy
(The Center Square) - A federal appeals court has put Plaquemines Parish's $744.6 million coastal-damage verdict against Chevron back in jeopardy, sending the case... Read More.
