Louisiana’s heavy reliance on federal funds, including Medicaid, leaves it vulnerable as President Donald Trump and congressional leaders push for substantial cuts.

Author Archives: LSU Manship School News Service
The Statehouse Bureau is at the heart of the experiential journalism program at LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication. In the spring, our students cover the Louisiana Legislature for 90 news outlets around the state. In the fall, we do in-depth stories about racial and criminal justice for state and national news sites. Students in the LSU Cold Case Project dig into unsolved Ku Klux Klan murders, while students in our In-Depth Reporting classes publish stories on a variety of other issues.