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Louisiana's Medicaid costs are skyrocketing—and with potential federal cuts on the horizon, state officials are warning of ...

The best example of this in the 2025 session is what the Louisiana Illuminator’s fake-news scribe Julia O’Donoghue is doing with HB 693, which is a bill seeking to rein in the rogue ...

State representative C. Denise Marcelle, D-Baton Rouge, gives her views about House bill 683 while surrounded by Members of the Black Caucus on Monday, May 19, 2025 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

A bill that would roll back the state’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs won passage in the Louisiana House of Representatives two weeks ago but only after a racially charged debate.

Despite the controversy, the committee report passed the House with a vote of 88 to 4 and will proceed for further consideration. Gov. ... House Bill 358 in Louisiana, ...

Louisiana Senate kills pharmacy bill; Gov. Jeff Landry could call special session. ... Controversy as the clock ran out. Debate over HB 358 exploded in the last two days of the session.