By Greg LaRose | Editor-in-Chief
The national debate over reproductive health comes to Lafayette today where a federal judge is being asked to consider the future of medication abortion via telehealth appointments.
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By Elisha Brown
A hearing is set for Tuesday in a federal lawsuit led by Louisiana seeking to further restrict access to mifepristone by asking the courts to stop abortion pills from being mailed across the country. The Department of Justice has argued plaintiffs lack standing to bring the case and asked the judge to halt legal proceedings until the Food and Drug Administration wraps up a review of the medication.
The LSU Student Union pictured on March 20, 2023. (Matthew Perschall for Louisiana Illuminator)
By Piper Hutchinson
Gov. Jeff Landry has formally requested the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights to widen the inquiry it announced earlier this month into the Louisiana Board of Regents, which oversees higher education in the state. Now Landry is asking the Trump administration to scrutinize all state colleges and universities to determine if any have engaged in diversity, equity and inclusion practices contrary to federal law or policy.
Gov. Jeff Landry and Amazon announced the company’s plans to build three connected data centers in Bossier and Caddo Parishes. (Photo by Elise Plunk/Louisiana Illuminator)
By Elise Plunk
Confetti and fireworks lit up the inside of the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium Monday afternoon as Gov. Jeff Landry unveiled Amazon as the company behind the construction of three new data centers coming to Northwest Louisiana. The company said it plans to invest more than $12 billion into three interconnected campuses across the region, promising to pay for its electricity and limit its water use while also investing in local infrastructure.
By Alex Brown
The Supreme Court announced it will hear a significant climate lawsuit in which oil companies are seeking to avoid being tried in state court. The fate of several dozen climate lawsuits brought against oil companies by state and local governments could hinge on the decision, which could determine whether the cases should be tried in state or federal court.
By Greg LaRose
Dr. Ralph Abraham has stepped down as principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “to address unforeseen family obligations,” the agency said. His appointment is among several moves the Trump administration has made in its overhaul of the CDC, which U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has placed in the crosshairs of his “Make America Healthy Again” movement, forcing out officials who challenged his views on vaccines that steered away from scientific consensus.
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