By Greg LaRose | Editor-in-Chief
There’s a lot of news to share for the midweek, so let’s jump right in …
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By Julie O’Donoghue
Crawfish processing plants in Louisiana are at a diminished capacity this year because they haven’t been able to get as many visas for the foreign guest workers who make up their labor force, according to state Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain. He told state lawmakers Monday how he’s reached out for help from federal officials, who’ve said there’s nothing they can do.
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By Kelcie Moseley-Morris
Louisiana is one of eight states that has directed money from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to crisis pregnancy centers. The allocations started nine years ago, well before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal protections for abortion rights in 2022.
Barges and ships navigate the Mississippi River near Gramercy, Louisiana, on May 1, 2025. (Wes Muller/LAI)
By Wes Muller
Louisiana officials have selected 19 ready-made construction sites across the state for $140 million in infrastructure investment to entice large-scale development. Susan Bourgeois, Louisiana Economic Development secretary, explained when the sites were chosen out of the 50 applications her agency received.
By Piper Hutchinson
The doctors in charge of LSU’s two medical schools could be replaced following faculty complaints that university leaders acted hastily in appointing them to their jobs. Faculty members have called out LSU’s new president and chancellor for making the leadership changes without any input from them.
By Kelcie Moseley-Morris
Oregon is set to become the first state in the country to require insurers to cover those costs for cervical cancer patients, and that policy could expand nationwide if a new federal regulation takes effect at the start of next year.
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