Royce Duplessis hits Mandie Landry for two obscure legislative votes. She cries foul.
Royce Duplessis hits Mandie Landry for two obscure legislative votes. She cries foul.

To most observers, little besides race and gender separates Royce Duplessis and Mandie Landry as the two liberal Democratic state representatives compete for a Louisiana Senate seat on Nov. 8.

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Readout of White House Meeting with State Legislative Leaders on Reproductive Rights
Readout of White House Meeting with State Legislative Leaders on Reproductive Rights

Today, Jennifer Klein, Assistant to the President and Director of the Gender Policy Council, and Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, chaired a meeting with state legislative leaders from states that have banned abortion.

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Louisiana panel dives into medical marijuana workplace issues
Louisiana panel dives into medical marijuana workplace issues

With medical marijuana now available to Louisiana’s workforce, employees have raised concerns that they could be fired or face other job-related repercussions for testing positive for a legal drug taken on the advice of a physician. A new state panel is searching for solutions to this potential problem that will protect workers and employers.

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Abortion has become top issue in battle between Royce Duplessis and Mandie Landry for Senate
Abortion has become top issue in battle between Royce Duplessis and Mandie Landry for Senate

As New Orleans Democrats, state Reps. Mandie Landry and Royce Duplessis agree on plenty – including the firmly held view that women should have the right to an abortion.

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State Reps. Royce Duplessis and Mandie Landry face off in high-profile state Senate race
State Reps. Royce Duplessis and Mandie Landry face off in high-profile state Senate race

Karen Carter Peterson’s stunning resignation and guilty plea to federal wire fraud charges left an unexpected vacancy in her highly-coveted Senate district and set the stage for the most intriguing state legislative race of 2022.

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State Police probes of officer misconduct complaints doubled from 2020 to 2021, report finds
State Police probes of officer misconduct complaints doubled from 2020 to 2021, report finds

The number of officer misconduct allegations investigated by Louisiana State Police more than doubled between 2020 and 2021, an informal report by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor revealed.

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Louisiana faces a homeowners insurance crisis after devastating hurricanes
Louisiana faces a homeowners insurance crisis after devastating hurricanes

A wave of insurance company bankruptcies has jacked up premiums — and stoked worries that the Gulf Coast will become too expensive a place to live as the climate changes.

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Campaign season is underway; candidates work to capture voters’ attention
Campaign season is underway; candidates work to capture voters’ attention

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - With Labor Day over the fall campaign season is officially underway and candidates are working to capture voters’ attention and secure their support.

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Hospitals are reminding staff of a Louisiana law: report abortion complications to the state
Hospitals are reminding staff of a Louisiana law: report abortion complications to the state

“Just on the face of the law, if someone just literally shows up bleeding and says ‘I had an abortion,’ under the law, there's no cause for them to face any sort of charges,” said state Rep. Mandie Landry (D-New Orleans), one of the legislature’s most vocal opponents of anti-abortion laws.

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