By Greg LaRose | Editor-in-Chief
Just two more weeks until Fat Tuesday.
A sign at a University of Utah health clinic warns visitors about the spread of measles. (Photo by McKenzie Romero/Utah News Dispatch)
By Tim Henderson
States that were leaders in childhood vaccination before the pandemic are among those losing ground as exemptions and unfounded skepticism take hold, encouraged by the Trump administration’s stance under U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The Louisiana Governor’s Mansion. (Photo by Piper Hutchinson/Louisiana Illuminator)
By Greg LaRose
The leader of Jeff Landry’s executive team is moving on to lead a political action committee dedicated to advancing the governor’s agenda. The organization has already been active in supporting the administration’s efforts to update state tax police, and it was the financial mechanism for Landry renting a live tiger for an LSU football game in 2024.
By Wes Muller
Slightly more than 5,000 Louisiana utility customers remained without electricity as of Monday afternoon following the second blast of frigid, Arctic air to envelop Louisiana in a week’s time. Restoration crews were expected to have power restored to most of them overnight, as icy conditions finally loosened their grip on the northern part of the state.
By Julie O’Donoghue
Judge William “Billy” Burris will run for the Louisiana Supreme Court seat that Associate Justice William Crain vacated to join the federal bench in December. Burris’ candidacy already has the backing of political action committees for the state’s largest conservative business groups.
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