By Greg LaRose | Editor-in-Chief
In today’s wacky weather forecast, we’re expecting Tropical Storm Bertha to skirt along the Louisiana coastline today, and there’s an extreme heat advisory in place for much of the state.
New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno and other city leaders have asked a special prosecutor to dismiss criminal charges against Attorney General Liz Murrill. (Robert Stewart/Verite News)
By Greg LaRose
A possible truce in the months-long discord between state leaders and New Orleans officials emerged Tuesday when Mayor Helena Moreno, District Attorney Jason Williams and five city council members asked a special prosecutor to drop criminal charges against Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill.
U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields will seek the Louisiana Senate seat he has held on three previous occasions dating back to 1988. (Wes Muller/LAI)
By Greg LaRose
Congressman Cleo Fields has for weeks indicated he would not seek reelection after the Louisiana Legislature revised the state’s U.S. House districts to favor a Republican candidate. He announced Tuesday he would seek his former seat in the Louisiana Senate, left vacant by the unexpected death of Sen. Larry Selders earlier this month.
One of the grantees affected by new federal rules was Children’s Aid, a 170-year-old organization in New York City that served 1,200 youth each year with its nearly $1 million grant. (Courtesy of Children’s Aid)
By Kelcie Moseley-Morris
The Trump administration has a new plan for teenagers learning about pregnancy will also emphasize abstinence from sex and the importance of marriage. In doing so, it will pivot away from programs that serve populations in areas with the greatest need and that use particular evidence-based programming to reduce teen pregnancies — and some say the new language puts a greater focus on planning for pregnancy rather than preventing it.
By Wes Muller
Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta says he’ll work at his new job with the Trump administration while completing his final term as a state regulator. A lawyer from Metairie, Skrmetta has been a steadfast Trump supporter and active leader in the Louisiana Republican Party, serving as one of its Electoral College members in 2020.
By Camden Doherty, The Current
Two Magnolia Water customers traveled from the Northshore to Baton Rouge to oppose a plan that would allow the private equity-backed company to continue to increase water and sewer rates annually. In recent years, Magnolia has bought up utility systems across the state, becoming one of Louisiana’s largest water and sewer providers.
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