By Greg LaRose | Editor-in-Chief
It’s not like you need a reminder about the risk that hurricane season brings; you get one every time you pay your homeowner’s insurance premium. In this week’s episode of “The Light Switch,” we talk with an expert about the factors that drive those rates and whether there’s any relief in sight. Listen here.
Gov. Jeff Landry and legislators made a public promise to keep teachers financially whole for the 2026-27 school year. (Greg LaRose/LAI)
By Julie O’Donoghue
Louisiana teachers unions and other school advocates want more details about how Gov. Jeff Landry intends to keep his promise to avoid a teacher pay cut this year. The Louisiana Legislature approved a budget plan Friday that leaves public school teachers and support workers with less money for the 2026-27 school year.
The SpaceX Starship V3 is seen docked at a launch pad at Starbase on May 22, 2026, in Boca Chica Beach, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
By Wes Muller
Louisiana continues to roll out the red carpet with hopes of attracting investment from the private aerospace industry, where prominent mega-billionaires are betting big on extraterrestrial exploration. After enacting sweeping tax breaks for the industry, state lawmakers advanced another incentive that would give the businesses legal immunity from a variety of damage claims.
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Sen. Royce Duplessis, D-New Orleans, left, questions Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, in the Louisiana Senate chamber on the congressional redistricting map Morris sponsored to eliminate one of Louisiana’s two majority-minority districts in the U.S. House. (Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)
By Piper Hutchinson
Though Republicans in the Louisiana Legislature are largely behind the new map, the conservative white voters who sued over the 2024 version with two majority-Black congressional districts oppose it, as it keeps one of those seats. They have filed another lawsuit, and members of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus have also indicated they plan to explore legal remedies against the map, which its members described as racist.
By Elise Plunk
The proposal, which had support from wildlife and anti-litter groups, is meant to curb balloon releases for special occasions such as birthdays, graduations and memorial services. Gov. Jeff Landry vetoed a similar last year, but this year’s version will go into effect without his signature.
By Robbie Sequeira
Several states have enacted or considered laws this year to increase reporting and oversight of child neglect and abuse. Some of the new laws came after high-profile deaths or abuse cases, with lawmakers citing warning signs such as repeated visits from child services or complaints about unsafe family dynamics. The issue often draws support — even unanimously — across party lines.
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