Courts are coming

By Piper Hutchinson | Reporter

Good Friday morning and goodbye July.

By Elise Plunk

Advocates and service providers for the homeless worry a new Louisiana law that criminalizes unauthorized sleeping outdoors will make it even harder for people who struggle to find permanent housing.

By Piper Hutchinson

Scholarships and budget balancing are the main ways athletics programs at Louisiana colleges plan to use their allotments of gambling tax revenue under a new state law, but their exact spending might never be known because the law doesn’t require them to disclose it. 

By Jennifer Shutt

Less than two years into Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s tenure at the helm of the department responsible for the health of millions of Americans, a string of outbreaks has repeatedly made headlines. Public health experts interviewed by States Newsroom said the upswing is the result of several factors, but that Kennedy’s decision to cut back the country’s safety net while spreading misinformation about vaccines has aggravated the problem.

By Louisiana Illuminator

We now know how much some State Farm auto insurance policy holders can expect to receive when the company sends out special dividends in the coming months. The company, which covers 30% of all motorists in Louisiana, said it will reach out to its eligible customers through email by early September asking them to select a payment method.

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