By Julie O’Donoghue | Senior reporter
On this day in 2005, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pumped the the last of the Hurricane Katrina floodwaters out of New Orleans, 43 days after the storm made landfall.
Routine maintenance to a state elections database Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, resulted in the accidental switch of approximately 67,000 Louisiana voters to inactive status, according to the Secretary of State. (Photo by Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)
By Greg LaRose
The Louisiana Secretary of State’s office expects to restore the correct status for thousands of voters this week after a mishap during routine maintenance earlier this week switched them to inactive.
Louisiana candidates for U.S. Senate and two competitive U.S. House races, in the 5th and 6th districts, said some guardrails on the artificial intelligence industry are warranted, but most weren't specific about what restrictions they would support. (Photo by Getty Images)
By Julie O’Donoghue and Elise Plunk
Most candidates running for Congress in Louisiana agree there should be some federal regulations placed on artificial intelligence. But most didn’t provide specifics about the limitations they would favor.
By Elise Plunk and Julie O’Donoghue
As data centers pop up across the country, debate around what role elected officials have, if any, on monitoring and restricting their resource use and development has become part of the political conversation.
MORE LOUISIANA NEWS
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., delivers a speech at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition fall fundraiser Sept. 19, 2026, at the Airport Holiday Inn in Des Moines. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
Louisiana’s junior Sen. John Kennedy, R-Madisonville, said Sunday he will ponder a run for president depending on which of his fellow Republicans pursues the office in 2028.
Fishermen and property owners in lower Plaquemines Parish are optimistic about a plan for how to rebuild lost wetlands at the Mississippi Delta, though state officials still need to line up more than $150 million to pay for the project.
More details have emerged behind the Louisiana Democratic Party’s decision to rescind its original endorsement for the open 5th Congressional District seat. After first giving its official support to state Rep. Pat Moore of Monroe, the party is now backing Antonio Wilson of Tallulah.
IN NATIONAL NEWS
A sticker affixed to a gas pump in North Carolina blames President Donald Trump for the high prices. Lawmakers in several states are suspending gas taxes or rolling back regulations on diesel fuel as voters grow increasingly frustrated with rising fuel costs. (Photo by Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline)
With Election Day less than a month away, lawmakers in several states are suspending gas taxes or rolling back regulations on diesel fuel as voters grow increasingly frustrated with rising fuel costs amid President Donald Trump’s war with Iran.
A court battle that began when conservative-led states sued to block protections for transgender people has ended in a rollback of protections for people with disabilities — a result disability advocates have feared for months.
Every child in the United States with a valid Social Security number is now enrolled in a tax-advantaged investment account, titled a “Trump Account,” President Donald Trump announced this week.
COMMENTARY
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