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WAFB & The Baton Rouge Clinic are Powering Up
WAFB 9 - Louisiana
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June 13, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - WAFB is proud to be co-hosting this year’s Power Up Health and Safety Event with The Baton Rouge Clinic. Come join us at The Baton Rouge Clinic at 7373 Perkins Road, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, June 13. This free...
Louisiana Governor Vetoes Sweepstakes Casino Ban Bill, Says It’s Unnecessary
Casino Beats
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June 13, 2025
Written by Chavdar Vasilev Chavdar Vasilev Chavdar Vasilev is a gambling news writer with several years of experience in the iGaming industry. He started creating promotional content but soon found he loved reporting on the industry itself. Since...
New Orleans adds teeth to law banning criminal history discrimination in city hiring
Gambit - Louisiana
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The New Orleans City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Thursday that would give teeth to the “ban the box” law it passed in 2018 banning city government and its contractors from asking about criminal records on job applications for city...
Stock market today: Oil prices leap 7%, stocks fall on crude market worries
The Marietta Times - Ohio
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Trader Steven Gohl works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are leaping, and stocks are falling Friday on worries that Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and...
20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Marked by Special Edition Reprint of Words Whispered in Water: Why Levees Broke in New Orleans
The Bulletin - Kansas
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June 12, 2025
Hard-cover Anniversary Edition Available Now for Pre-Order NEW ORLEANS, June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Turner Publishing announces a special anniversary edition of Author Sandy Rosenthal's award-winning recounting of the 2005 hurricane and...
Louisiana AG investigating CVS for sending mass text messages...
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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June 13, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced Thursday she is investigating whether pharmaceutical giant CVS Health Corp. improperly used customers’ personal information to send out text messages lobbying against a...
New Orleans police officer who shot and killed puppy violated rights but has immunity, jury finds
Edmonton Sun
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Breadcrumb Trail Links World Author of the article: Associated Press Jack Brook Published Jun 12, 2025 • 3 minute read In this photo provided by owner Derek Brown, Apollo, an 18-week-old, 22 pound Catahoula Leopard dog sits on March 23, 2021, in...
Louisiana AG is investigating CVS over text message lobbying effort
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report - Louisiana
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June 13, 2025
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced Thursday that she is investigating whether pharmaceutical giant CVS improperly used customers’ personal information to send out text messages lobbying against a proposed state law. Murrill also said...
Louisiana Governor Vetoes Legislation That Would Have Banned Social Casino Sweepstakes Games
JD Supra - California
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June 13, 2025
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) vetoed legislation that would have banned websites from conducting sweepstakes games that some say violate online gambling laws. Senate Bill 181, which was passed by the Louisiana State Legislature, proposed to bar...
Louisiana and Connecticut Advance Earned Wage Access Laws
JD Supra - California
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June 13, 2025
Louisiana and Connecticut recently passed legislation establishing regulatory frameworks for earned wage access (EWA) providers. Connecticut’s SB 5140 passed the legislature on June 4 and awaits Governor Ned Lamont’s signature. The bill would...
Despite Baton Rouge massage parlor crackdown, DA says owners remain elusive
The Advocate - Louisiana
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June 13, 2025
After a sweeping raid on nine massage parlors across East Baton Rouge Parish this week, District Attorney Hillar Moore says it remains unclear whether the owners will ultimately be held accountable for facilitating prostitution. What is clear,...
Louisiana lawmakers call on Congress to work with states on Medicaid
The Black Chronicle - Oklahoma
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June 13, 2025
(The Center Square) − In the legislative session’s final hours, Louisiana lawmakers called on Congress to halt sweeping federal Medicaid cuts and instead work with states to reform the program in a measured and collaborative way. The resolution...
Louisiana Sweepstakes Casino Bill Vetoed, Gov. Jeff Landry Says Legislation is Overkill
Casino.org
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June 13, 2025
Posted on: June 13, 2025, 10:16h. Last updated on: June 13, 2025, 10:21h. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has vetoed sweepstakes legislation Landry says the state gaming board is already cracking down on illegal gambling websites Sweeps sites they...
New Orleans City Council creates zoning district aimed to protect Fair Grounds
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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June 12, 2025
The New Orleans City Council has taken decisive action to protect the historic Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots, following Churchill Downs Incorporated's announcement that it may pull out of horse racing operations in the city.On Thursday, the...
Louisiana Placed Under Federal Fire Ant Quarantine
Talk Radio 1470 - Louisiana
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June 13, 2025
(KHLA - Lake Charles, Louisiana) - The entire state of Louisiana is currently under a Federal Ant Quarantine. We have all the details. Photo by oktavianus mulyadi on Unsplash Photo by oktavianus mulyadi on Unsplash If you're confused, join the...
YC Theatre company presents ‘Steel Magnolias’
Appeal Democrat - California
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Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture’s Convergence Theatre Company presents “Steel Magnolias,” a play by Robert Harling. The story depicts the bond between a group of six Southern women in a Louisiana beauty parlor – it’s a comedy-drama that makes people...
Louisiana lawmakers pass $51B state budget, shelve pharmacy bill
WRKF - Louisiana
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June 13, 2025
The regular session ended Thursday, and lawmakers approved a $51 billion budget for the coming fiscal year, which starts in July. The budget includes $1.2 billion for one-time expenses for roads and bridges, college campus improvements and...
New Orleans civic groups get nearly $2M to start new youth recreation programs at UNO
Nola - Louisiana
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As the University of New Orleans merges with the LSU system, millions of state dollars are poised to flow its way, including nearly $2 million for youth recreation — part of a push by a prominent conservative attorney and New Orleans-area business...
Louisiana Governor vetoes bill to ban sweepstakes casinos
Yogonet International
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June 13, 2025
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has vetoed a bill that would have banned sweepstakes casinos in the state, calling the legislation unnecessary and overly broad. Senate Bill 181, which passed unanimously in both the House and Senate, sought to...
Baton Rouge road contractor buys Highland Road office building for $4 million
The Advocate - Louisiana
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A Highland Road office building has been sold to a Baton Rouge road contractor for nearly $4 million. 18444 Highland LLC bought a building at the same address in a deal that was filed Wednesday with the East Baton Rouge Clerk of Court’s Office....