18+ hour, 3+ min ago   (554+ words) (The Center Square) — Louisiana's effort to keep mail-order abortion pills out of the state is headed back to a federal appeals court next month, with the legal fight potentially affecting how mifepristone is distributed nationwide. The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (202+ words) (The Center Square) – Louisiana foster caregivers will continue to receive medical mileage reimbursements from the state through the end of the year after caregivers reported difficulties navigating a transition to Medicaid transportation benefits. The Louisiana Department of Children and Family…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (232+ words) (The Center Square) – Louisiana is overhauling how prospective foster and kinship caregivers become certified, with state officials announcing a new digital platform they say will simplify the application process and help more children find family-based homes. The Louisiana Department of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (296+ words) (The Center Square) – Louisiana military members eligible for a 25% discount on the liability portion of their auto insurance premiums will no longer have to reapply every year under a regulatory change announced this week by the Louisiana Department of Insurance....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (485+ words) (The Center Square) – Meta is refusing to disclose calculations showing how much it expects to invest, how many permanent jobs it will create and how much electricity its planned Richland Parish data center will consume. The dispute is part of…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago   (369+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide several congressional primaries, including Democratic races in the 8th and 9th districts and a three-way Republican race in the 10th District. The winners will advance to the Nov. 3 general election,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (222+ words) (The Center Square) – Organizations that care for people with disabilities say conflicting state deadlines could delay a promised Medicaid funding increase for another year. The Louisiana Department of Health is developing new reimbursement rates for home- and community-based services, which…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (287+ words) (The Center Square) – Louisiana returned a record $70.9 million in unclaimed property to residents, businesses and other rightful owners during fiscal year 2026, the highest annual total in the state's history, according to State Treasurer John Fleming. The total surpassed the previous…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (418+ words) (The Center Square) - The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday authorized the Southwest Power Pool to activate emergency generation to avert grid-wide rolling blackouts across 14 states—including parts of North Louisiana—as severe heat drove historic demand for electricity. The Southwest…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (312+ words) (The Center Square) – Louisiana will begin enforcing a series of new artificial intelligence laws Aug. 1 that expand criminal penalties for AI-generated sexual images, require disclosures on certain political advertisements created with artificial intelligence and establish procedures for using AI-generated evidence…...