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Associated Press
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![Project Will Double The Size Of Island In US Wildlife Refuge](http://townsquare.media/site/29/files/2020/07/Rockefeller-Wildlife-Refuge-Townsquare-Media-Photo-by-John-Falcon.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Project Will Double The Size Of Island In US Wildlife Refuge
The islands were damaged by the BP oil spill.
![Former Governor Edwin Edwards Undergoing Tests In Shreveport](http://townsquare.media/site/29/files/2020/11/GettyImages-479279071.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Former Governor Edwin Edwards Undergoing Tests In Shreveport
A statement from the family says the former governor is feeling fine.
![Former Louisiana State Representative Vic Stelly Dies](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2020/09/GettyImages-1219410502.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Former Louisiana State Representative Vic Stelly Dies
The lawmaker was the author of a controversial tax plan.
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FBI At Home Of Possible Person Of Interest In Nashville Bomb Case
Officials have been searching a home in Antioch in suburban Nashville.
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Trump Made Lasting Impact On Courts
More than 230 Trump-appointed judges, several still in their 30s, hold lifetime positions.
![Nashville Explosion Knocked Communications Offline](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2020/10/GettyImages-73534290.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Nashville Explosion Knocked Communications Offline
Three people taken to hospitals are said to be in stable condition.
![Judge Delays Execution Of Only Woman On US Death Row](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2017/07/GettyImages-84611044.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Judge Delays Execution Of Only Woman On US Death Row
Two other federal inmates are scheduled to be executed in January but have tested positive for coronavirus and their attorneys are also seeking delays to their executions.
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Biden Hopes Virus Deal Is Glimpse Of Future
The bill passed by veto-proof margins.
![Police: Warning Blared From RV Before Nashville Explosion](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2020/10/GettyImages-73534290.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Police: Warning Blared From RV Before Nashville Explosion
The Federal Aviation Administration has temporarily halted flights out of Nashville International Airport because of telecommunications issues associated with the explosion downtown.
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Bidens to Get Vaccine Dose on Monday
President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, will be getting their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will receive their doses the week after next.
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LUS Probe: Inquiry Ended on Utility Payments to Internet Unit
The Louisiana Public Service Commission has ended an inquiry into whether Lafayette’s publicly owned internet system illegally benefitted from payments from other parts of the city-owned utility system.
![Congress Seals Agreement on COVID Relief, Government Funding](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2020/07/GettyImages-1221870086.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Congress Seals Agreement on COVID Relief, Government Funding
Top negotiators in Congress have sealed a deal on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package.
![Louisiana Shopped the Globe for Protective Gear in Pandemic](http://townsquare.media/site/341/files/2020/04/112.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
Louisiana Shopped the Globe for Protective Gear in Pandemic
Louisiana sent tens of millions of dollars to companies around the country, and as far away as China, for masks, gloves and ventilators in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic.
![Louisiana’s Newest Congressman Hospitalized with COVID-19](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2020/12/Luke-Letlow-Youtube-via-AN17.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Louisiana’s Newest Congressman Hospitalized with COVID-19
Louisiana's newest congressman has been admitted to a hospital a day after announcing that he had been diagnosed with COVID-19.
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Trump Says Barr Resigning, Will Leave Before Christmas
Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, is resigning amid lingering tension with the president.
![Louisiana Casts its 8 Electoral Votes for President Trump](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2017/03/GettyImages-646466326.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Louisiana Casts its 8 Electoral Votes for President Trump
The ceremony Monday officially awarded the state’s Electoral College votes to the Republican who won Louisiana with 58% support but who lost his reelection bid.
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The Supreme Court Rejects Republican Lawsuit
The Electoral College meets Monday to formally elect Biden as the next president.
![Governor Edwards: Vaccine Near, Won’t be Mandatory](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2020/12/GettyImages-1230008788-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Governor Edwards: Vaccine Near, Won’t be Mandatory
Gov. John Bel Edwards is seeking to convey hope about a coronavirus vaccine while stressing the imminent threat of Louisiana’s current virus surge.
![US Govt, States Sue Facebook for ‘Predatory’ Conduct](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2020/09/GettyImages-586113558.jpg?w=980&q=75)
US Govt, States Sue Facebook for ‘Predatory’ Conduct
The U.S. government and 48 states and districts sued Facebook Wednesday, accusing it of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors and seeking remedies that could include a forced spinoff the social network’s Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services.
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Hunter Biden Facing Federal Investigation over ‘Tax Affairs’
President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter says his “tax affairs” are under federal investigation.