At least a dozen prominent forecasters are predicting more than 20 named storms will form over the Atlantic Ocean this year.
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Tim Temple, Louisiana's insurance commissioner, joined Gov. Jeff Landry as he signed a package of bills that will deregulate the state's insurance market.
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A group of Jewish advocates met on the steps of the state Capitol on Holocaust Remembrance Day to urge lawmakers to pass a bill that would remove gassing from the list of execution methods allowed under state law.
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A bill calling for a constitutional convention is set to be discussed in the full House next week, despite few details about what it would accomplish. Lawmakers say the homestead exemption and school funding formula would be protected.
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Several bills are moving through the Legislature that would modify Louisiana’s new concealed carry law before it takes effect on July 4.
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Tulane University officials called in police early Wednesday to dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment on the school’s campus, less than 48 hours after it was established.
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Lawmakers on a House committee advanced a bill on Tuesday that would require public schools and universities to report on programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
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New Orleans ranked 39 out of 75 on the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy’s recent scorecard, passing dozens of other cities.
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President-elect Prabowo Subianto was once banned by the U.S. for rights violations. But the U.S. earlier gave him military training. How will both countries deal with each other once he takes office?
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The White House wants a twenty-fold increase in geothermal energy production to fight climate change and it's counting on the oil and gas industry for help.
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Albini led the abrasive underground rock bands Big Black and Shellac and recorded — by his own estimate — thousands of albums, including classics like Nirvana's In Utero and Pixies' Surfer Rosa.
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When it comes to Black Twitter, filmmaker Prentice Penny says "no one is above being joked on." His Hulu docuseries charts the voices and movements that made it a force in politics and culture.
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As the jolt of adrenaline lit by the clash between the two biggest rappers of a generation fades, it's worth holding onto the possibility — however slim — that something new can grow from the chaos.
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