Foster families shortchanged

By Piper Hutchinson | Reporter

Have you ever heard a whooping crane whoop? Check out today’s Social Scene installment below to meet this endangered bird at its sanctuary in New Orleans.

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State lawmakers gave foster parents more money — or so they thought

By Greg LaRose

Frustrated foster parents vented to a panel of Louisiana lawmakers this week about seeing less money from the state to care for kids in state custody. The news came as a surprise to legislators, who added almost $17 million to the state budget this spring to boost the monthly per-child payments to those families.

LSU’s Memorial Tower pictured on March 20, 2023. (Matthew Perschall/Louisiana Illuminator)

First Circuit rules LSU has to make employee investigation records public

By Piper Hutchinson

A state appellate court has ruled LSU must release its investigative records about a former administrator accused of catfishing students to the former editor of its student paper.

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Reporter Elise Plunk visits with whooping cranes, an endangered species that could be in more peril due to a Trump administration policy

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White House going forward with FDA nominee despite Cassidy’s concerns

By Jennifer Shutt

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration will face challenges securing Senate confirmation after the committee chairman in charge of that process expressed doubts. U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, as chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, has control over whether to schedule a confirmation hearing or a committee vote on Dr. Heidi Overton’s nomination.

State gives UL Monroe $2 million to address rural nursing shortage