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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.
The Blackpot Festival Turns 20 This Halloween Weekend at Vermilionville, With a Cast-Iron Cook-Off and a Costume Contest
The Blackpot Festival & Cookoff turns 20 on Oct. 30 and 31 at Vermilionville in Lafayette. See the lineup, cast-iron cook-off, camping and ticket details.
The Louisiana Book Festival Is Free in Downtown Baton Rouge on Halloween, With an Irma Thomas Biography, an Anne Rice Discussion and 200-Plus Authors
The Louisiana Book Festival is free Saturday, Oct. 31, in downtown Baton Rouge. See hours, parking, an Irma Thomas biography, horror, poetry and kids' events.
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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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