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Louisiana Schools Now Run "Emergency Operations Plans" and Keep Occupied Classrooms Locked, Under State Rep. Mike Johnson's Act 821
Act 821 by state Rep. Mike Johnson of House District 27 renames school crisis plans, sets drill rules and keeps occupied classrooms locked. What changed.
Louisiana's High School Football Regular Season Ends Saturday. Here's How the LHSAA Sets the Playoff Brackets
The LHSAA regular season ends Nov. 7 and pairings come out Nov. 8. How power ratings, district titles and Select or Non-Select divisions set the 2026 brackets.
Satsuma Season in South Louisiana: When They Ripen and How to Pick a Good One
Louisiana satsumas ripen from September into early December. See when the LSU AgCenter says Brown's Select and Owari are ready and how to pick one by taste.
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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