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Bayou Weekly
Apr 9, 20242 min read
Pushing back school start times to address truency in LA
Middle and High School students across Louisiana could be starting school at later times within the next few years. According to a new...
Bayou Weekly
Apr 8, 20244 min read
Medicare coverage of weight loss drugs could save the U.S. billions of dollars
The latest weight loss drugs are good. Really good. They can save lives and could literally remake American health. But rather than...
Bayou Weekly
Apr 4, 20242 min read
FOX: LSU women's basketball team skipping national anthem underscores 'bigger problem' for college sports: governor
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry started a firestorm on social media Tuesday when he called for a policy change after the LSU women’s...
Bayou Weekly
Mar 27, 20242 min read
2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival schedule cubes, times, and stages released
The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival's schedule cubes were recently released by the festival, highlighting this year's lineup...
Bayou Weekly
Mar 25, 20242 min read
Opinion: LSU Women’s Basketball Team Can Go All the Way Again if They Drown Out the Noise - Or Let it Fuel Them
--Bayou Weekly Staff-- Ever since the LSU Women’s Basketball team made a historic run to win the 2023 NCAA National Championship, the...
peyton5327
Mar 25, 20241 min read
Biden and Trump win Louisiana’s presidential primary having already clinched nominations
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won Louisiana’s primary on Saturday, collecting more delegates...
peyton5327
Mar 25, 20241 min read
LSU Women's Basketball is Sweet Once Again
Kim Mulkey's LSU women's basketball team clinched a birth to the Sweet 16 Albany 2 regional after their round of 32 win over Middle...
peyton5327
Mar 25, 20240 min read
peyton5327
Mar 25, 20242 min read
Louisiana Democrat wins sheriff’s race do-over after first victory was disputed
Henry Whitehorn, who won by a single vote in November, will be the first Black sheriff in Caddo county (AP and Guardian Staff) Months...
Bayou Weekly
Feb 21, 20242 min read
Governor Landry pushes for crime crackdown with special session
In Louisiana’s state capitol Monday, the legislature commenced a well anticipated crime-focused special session. Republican Governor Jeff...
Bayou Weekly
Feb 21, 20240 min read
Bayou Weekly
Feb 21, 20243 min read
Louisiana’s crime-focused special legislative session begins
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Under a new era of conservative leadership, Louisiana’s GOP-dominated Legislature will gather Monday for a...
Bayou Weekly
Feb 1, 20246 min read
New weight loss drugs are out of reach for millions of older Americans because Medicare won’t pay
WASHINGTON (AP) — New obesity drugs are showing promising results in helping some people shed pounds but the injections will remain out...
Bayou Weekly
Jan 28, 20240 min read
Bayou Weekly
Oct 24, 20231 min read
Fog Cause Spillway Crash, Killing 7
The deadly pileup on Monday morning just west of New Orleans killed at least 7 people, state police say. The crash occurred on I-55 in...
Bayou Weekly
Oct 23, 20230 min read
Bayou Weekly
Oct 23, 20231 min read
Entergy Louisiana wants to hike customer utility bills again
Entergy Louisiana wants to again raise prices on its customers, and state utility regulators are expected to discuss the proposed rate...
Bayou Weekly
Oct 16, 20230 min read
Bayou Weekly
Oct 7, 20230 min read
Bayou Weekly
Oct 4, 20231 min read
PODCAST: The Danger Behind the Credit Card Competition Act
In this episode, CU Times’ Editor-in-Chief Michael Ogden, discusses the incredibly controversial Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA) that...
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