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Louisiana’s maximum unemployment benefit increases 11% in 2022

Jan 06, 2022 04:19PM ● By By William Patrick | The Center Square

An unemployment compromise will deliver an 11% maximum increase in unemployment benefits for out-of-work Louisianans, starting...

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How the Smoking Rate in Louisiana Compares to the Nation

Jan 06, 2022 04:11PM ● By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. via The Center Square

In Louisiana, the smoking rate is higher than it is nationwide. An estimated 21.1% of the 18 and older population in Louisiana are smokers...

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More than half of U.S. states vow to fight Biden’s vaccine mandate

Sep 13, 2021 04:04PM ● By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor

Twenty-seven Republican governors or attorneys general have vowed to fight the latest executive order issued by President Joe Biden...

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Third Marine from Southern California killed in Kabul

Aug 30, 2021 03:38PM ● By Bethany Blaley

A third Marine from Southern California has been identified as among the 13 U.S. service members killed at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul...

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Edwards: Search, rescue top priority after Hurricane Ida slams Louisiana

Aug 30, 2021 03:28PM ● By By Jason Schaumburg

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said Monday morning search and rescue is the first priority in the wake of Hurricane Ida's landfall Sunday...

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Gov. Edwards Temporarily Reinstates LA Statewide Mask Mandate

Aug 03, 2021 01:03PM ● By News Desk

Gov. John Bel Edwards has temporarily reinstated Louisiana’s statewide mask mandate indoors for all people age five and older as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise across Louisiana, threatening the ability of Louisiana’s hospitals to deliver care during this fourth surge of COVID. Louisiana is currently in the worst surge of the COVID-19 pandemic so far in terms of case growth rate, percent positivity and hospitalizations...

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Analysis Shows Louisiana Has Highest Combined Sales Tax In U.S.

Jul 15, 2021 05:25PM ● By William Patrick - The Center Square

According to a new midyear analysis by a national tax policy nonprofit, Louisiana has the highest combined sales tax rate in the country...

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Biden Blasts Republicans Over Voting Law Changes

Jul 14, 2021 03:03PM ● By Casey Harper

“The Texas Democrats who have pulled this political stunt by flying to Washington, D.C. almost surely had to show ID to get on their jet, yet they’re throwing a fit because they don’t want basic election integrity steps strengthened in Texas,” said Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas...

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$55 Million Allocated for Spot Dredging and Debris Removal in Vermilion River

Jun 01, 2021 02:36PM ● By News Desk

Follows the Lafayette City Council’s recent approval of $5M for removal of obstructions from the Vermilion River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has added an additional $50M for spot dredging...

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SBA Administrator Issues Statement on the Closure of Paycheck Protection Program

Jun 01, 2021 12:37PM ● By News Desk

PPP has provided nearly $800 billion to small businesses and nonprofits across the nation, fueling the economy by supporting over 8.5 million small businesses and nonprofits...

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Sulphur and Eunice Airports To Receive $1.6 mil From FAA

May 13, 2021 04:35PM ● By Press Release

Eunice Airport and Southland Field in Sulphur, LA will receive over $1.6 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for infrastructure improvements...

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LCG MAYOR-PRESIDENT APPOINTS DISABILITY AWARENESS COORDINATOR

Apr 22, 2021 04:30PM ● By News Desk

Coordinator focusing on access, opportunity, and breaking down barriers...

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Senate passes Kennedy’s DUMP Opioids Act ahead of Take Back Day

Apr 22, 2021 04:25PM ● By News Desk

“We can reduce access to addictive and dangerous substances by making it easy for every American to get rid of unused medicine at drop boxes that sit on VA medical centers. The DUMP Opioids Act is a smart way to save lives, and you don’t have to wait until Take Back Day.”

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President Biden Signs PPP Extension

Mar 30, 2021 02:49PM ● By Press Release

President Biden signs PPP Extension Act of 2021 into law today, extending the Paycheck Protection Program an additional two months to May 31, 2021...

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New Iberia City Marshal Charged in Forgery Investigation

Feb 04, 2021 03:23PM ● By Flint Zerangue, Sr.

New Iberia City Marshal Haywood “Tony” Migues was charged and booked into the Iberia Parish Jail following an investigation into alleged falsifying of subpoena signatures...

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