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U.S. Rep. Troy Carter speaks at a town hall about potential cuts to Medicaid at Dillard University on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
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Louisiana lawmakers split on what Medicaid changes would mean for the state

Avatar photo by NOTUS May 21, 2025June 14, 2025

Louisiana Democrats say they’re limited in what they can do, but plan to fight cuts to a program that has an outsized role in their state.

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‘It is shameful’: Lawmakers visit detained Columbia, Tufts students in La. ICE lockups

Bobbi-Jeanne Misick by Bobbi-Jeanne Misick April 22, 2025April 25, 2025
U.S. Rep. Troy Carter speaks at a town hall about potential cuts to Medicaid at Dillard University on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
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Residents express frustration with federal government at Troy Carter town hall on Medicaid

Avatar photo by Safura Syed March 19, 2025March 19, 2025
Senior Hurricane Specialist Lixion Avila, left, and Lt. Phil Manougian, a storm surge unit operations officer for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), watch radar and infrared satellite imagery depicting the eyewall of Hurricane Irma crossing the lower Florida Keys Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, at the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
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Louisiana lawmakers don’t want drastic cuts at NOAA

Avatar photo by NOTUS February 24, 2025May 30, 2025
Pediatric Oncology Branch researchers observe samples in a microscope in the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. Researchers fear spending cuts from the Trump administration could jeopardize a generation of scientific research.
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Tulane, LSU health researchers fear ‘generation’ of loss from Trump cuts

by Greg LaRose | Louisiana Illuminator February 21, 2025April 21, 2025
Audience members clap and watch as speakers reflect on Xavier University of Louisiana’s legacy during its centennial celebration on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.
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Xavier University kicks off yearlong centennial celebration

Avatar photo by Arielle Robinson January 17, 2025January 17, 2025
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What will a second Trump presidential term mean for New Orleans?

Robert Collins Headshot by Robert Collins November 12, 2024November 22, 2024
New Orleans City Councilmember Eugene Green speaks at the demolition of Gordon Plaza homes in preparation to turn the site into a solar farm as U.S. Rep. Troy Carter (left) and Beverly Wright, executive director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice watch in New Orleans on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024.
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City demolishes some Gordon Plaza homes to make way for solar farm

Avatar photo by Safura Syed October 30, 2024October 31, 2024
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Can a progressive upstart defeat Troy Carter in the 2nd District?

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius September 18, 2024September 24, 2024
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Congressional map with Gov. Jeff Landry’s backing clears Louisiana Senate

by Piper Hutchinson | Louisiana Illuminator January 18, 2024January 17, 2024
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