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Louisiana Network
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![LSU launches 1.5 billion dollar fundraising campaign](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2018/07/LSU-Union.jpg?w=980&q=75)
LSU launches 1.5 billion dollar fundraising campaign
LSU is launching the state’s largest-ever education fundraising effort, aiming to raise 1.5 billion dollars for the entire LSU system.
![Louisiana Received $82 M From Feds To Fight Opioids Last Year](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2018/02/ThinkstockPhotos-122486570.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Louisiana Received $82 M From Feds To Fight Opioids Last Year
Louisiana received 18 dollars per person in federal funding to fight the opioid epidemic last year, for a total of 82 million dollars from over 50 different revenue streams according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.
![Health Experts Call For Action Against Sugary Drinks](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2012/07/Screen-Shot-2012-07-24-at-4.09.55-PM.png?w=980&q=75)
Health Experts Call For Action Against Sugary Drinks
Pediatricians and the American Heart Association call for regulations to reduce the consumption of sugary drinks by kids.
![Tips Ahead Of Tax Deadline](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2017/03/tax-time.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Tips Ahead Of Tax Deadline
There’s less than a month left before federal taxes are due.
![Lt. Gov pushing to have monument control transferred](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2017/02/BillyNungesser-www.crt_.state_.la_.us-image.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Lt. Gov pushing to have monument control transferred
Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser gave an update on the status of the four New Orleans Confederate monuments today
![Governor Abbott: Edwards’ Failures A Boon For Texas Economy](http://townsquare.media/site/37/files/2015/11/bevo.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Governor Abbott: Edwards’ Failures A Boon For Texas Economy
Texas Governor Greg Abbott slammed Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards for his handling of the state’s economy, going as far to say that Edwards has made his job easier when it comes to attracting jobs to the Longhorn state.
![Bill To Abolish Death Penalty In Louisiana To Be Introduced](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2012/06/Louisiana-Capitol-Building.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Bill To Abolish Death Penalty In Louisiana To Be Introduced
A bill to abolish the death penalty in Louisiana will soon be filed as the debate about capital punishment continues on the national level.
![Bill to abolish death penalty in Louisiana to be introduced](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2017/07/GettyImages-84611044.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Bill to abolish death penalty in Louisiana to be introduced
A bill to abolish the death penalty in Louisiana will soon be filed as the debate about capital punishment continues on the national level.
![Lack Of Worker Visas Could Cost Crawfish Processors Big Bucks](http://townsquare.media/site/159/files/2017/03/ThinkstockPhotos-467863170.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Lack Of Worker Visas Could Cost Crawfish Processors Big Bucks
There’s concern that processors who sell pre-peeled crawfish meat won’t have enough foreign H-2B visa workers to peel all of the crawfish on the market.
![Sen. Kennedy Looks For Answers About Last Minute Fiscal Year Spending](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2019/02/kennedy-5.png?w=980&q=75)
Sen. Kennedy Looks For Answers About Last Minute Fiscal Year Spending
Sen. John Kennedy, who sits on the Senate Budget Committee, questioned the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought.
![La. Fire Deaths Lower Now Than At This Point In Other Years](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2017/11/Lafayette-Fire-Truck-KPEL-Photo.jpg?w=980&q=75)
La. Fire Deaths Lower Now Than At This Point In Other Years
State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says the state is seeing fewer fatalities in fires so far in 2019 compared to other years with 16 fatal fires killing 17.
![Gov. Edwards Issues Statement On Death Penalty](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2016/08/John-Bel-Edwards-Governors-Photo-Facebook-e1471555353299.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Gov. Edwards Issues Statement On Death Penalty
State lawmakers heard from supporters of the death penalty Tuesday, during a meeting of the House Criminal Justice Committee.
![Community Activists Call for Higher Minimum Wages](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2018/08/GettyImages-51481254.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Community Activists Call for Higher Minimum Wages
Community activists are calling on lawmakers to pass a law allowing local governments the right to set their own minimum wages.
![Cassidy To Reintroduce College Transparency Act](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2014/11/Congressman-Bill-Cassidy-KPEL1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Cassidy To Reintroduce College Transparency Act
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy says he’s reintroducing the College Transparency Act.
![Regular Session Now 27 days Away](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2016/06/Louisiana-State-Capitol-Photo-by-Chris-GraythenGetty-Images-280x30011.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Regular Session Now 27 days Away
The legislative session is a less than a month away and two topics look like they’ll be the hot button issues that dominate the early discussions.
![La. Adds 11,400 Jobs Year-To-Year](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2017/06/Unemployment-Rate-Getty.jpg?w=980&q=75)
La. Adds 11,400 Jobs Year-To-Year
Louisiana has now seen eleven straight months of jobs gains, with the state adding 10,200 jobs from January 2018 to 2019.
![Should Local Governments Be Able To Lower Homestead Exemptions?](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2015/10/Louisiana-State-Capitol-Photo-by-Chris-GraythenGetty-Images-280x3001.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Should Local Governments Be Able To Lower Homestead Exemptions?
Baton Rouge Representative Steve Carter is bringing a constitutional amendment in the upcoming session that would allow local governments to lower the homestead exemption.
![House passes massive electoral reform package](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2014/02/US-Capitol-Getty.jpg?w=980&q=75)
House passes massive electoral reform package
House Democrats passed a sweeping elections reform package that includes major electoral changes such as making voting days federal holidays, automatic voter registration, and other substantial changes.
![Lopinto: Terrytown Children Were Murdered In Their Sleep](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2019/03/Jefferson-Parish-Sheriffs-Office-Facebook-Photo.png?w=980&q=75)
Lopinto: Terrytown Children Were Murdered In Their Sleep
The details of the brutal Jefferson Parish triple homicide that left two children and a mother dead - along with two other severely injured - have come to light.
![Lenten Seafood Season Looks Promising](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2017/08/GettyImages-1021756281.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Lenten Seafood Season Looks Promising
It’s the first Friday of Lent for the million plus Catholics who call Louisiana home, and for many of them, that means ditching red meat and chowing down on seafood.