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Louisiana High School Students Will Be Able to Use One Application for Dual Enrollment, Under Rep. Ken Brass's Act 438
Louisiana high school students will be able to use one statewide application for dual enrollment at public colleges, under Act 438, by the 2027-28 school year.
Shreveport-Bossier and Monroe-Ruston Schools in the 2026 LHSAA Football Playoffs
Shreveport-Bossier and Monroe-Ruston schools are in the 2026 LHSAA football playoffs, with seeds, opponents and every site the official brackets have posted.
Louisiana Seafood Sellers Now Keep Purchase Records for Six Months, Under a Law by Rep. Jessica Domangue
Louisiana seafood retailers must now keep purchase records at least six months and make them available for inspection under Act 172, by Rep. Jessica Domangue.
Politics
Rep. Shaun Mena's Act 511 Changes Meeting, Training and Audit Rules for the RTA Board
Act 511 by state Rep. Shaun Mena took effect Aug. 1, 2025. See what changed for the RTA board: meetings, training, quorum, the advisory board and audits.
Why Louisiana Has Parishes, and Who Actually Runs Yours
Every Louisiana kid learns early that the state has parishes where the rest of the country has counties. Fewer people could say why, or who actually decides when their parish road gets patched. The answer runs from Spanish colonial church records to the 1974 state constitution, and it explains why local government looks so different from one parish to the next. The word comes from the colonial era, when local life in French and Spanish Louisiana was organized around Catholic
Supreme Court to hear arguments on Louisiana congressional map
The United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., where justices are set to review the constitutionality of Louisiana's new...
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