Louisiana extends foster-care mileage reimbursements
(The Center Square) - Louisiana foster caregivers will continue to receive medical mileage reimbursements from the state through the end of the year after... Read More.
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Historic federal land in Louisiana eyed for natural gas expansion
(The Center Square)- The U.S. Department of the Interior has transferred jurisdiction of a historic 3-acre parcel located at the mouth of the Calcasieu... Read More.
Louisiana begins overhaul of $4 billion school funding formula
(The Center Square) - Louisiana officials began a potentially sweeping rewrite of the state's public school funding formula Thursday, with members of a new... Read More.
State audit questions city marshal’s expenses at Florida conference
(The Center Square) - The Shreveport City Marshal maintains his practices are permissible despite an auditor's report that found lodging expenses for members of... Read More.
Audit flags financial control weaknesses in Thibodaux
(The Center Square) - A fraudulent payment that cost taxpayers in one Louisiana city nearly $1,600 exposed one of several weaknesses in the state's... Read More.
Murder-for-hire trial tied to staged crash scheme begins
(Legal Newsline) - A murder-for-hire trial has begun for a disbarred attorney and his alleged hitman that was spawned from a staged-collision insurance fraud... Read More.
Louisiana expands citizenship checks for taxpayer-funded aid
(The Center Square) - Nongovernmental organizations administering taxpayer-funded public assistance in Louisiana must now verify recipients' citizenship or qualified immigration status under a new... Read More.
Louisiana lawmakers approve 10-year Motorola communications deal
(The Center Square) - Louisiana lawmakers have approved a 10-year statewide communications contract with Motorola, expanding the company's role in the emergency radio network... Read More.
Early-morning data center construction fuels tensions in rural Caddo
(The Center Square) - Caddo Parish Commissioner Chris Kracman said he is growing increasingly concerned about the tension between parish residents and contractors at... Read More.
Third Gulf oil lease auction in 8 months brings in $82.7M
(The Center Square) - The federal government's auction of offshore oil leases in the Gulf of America on Wednesday brought in $82.7 million in... Read More.
