Dillon Lowe

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Following months of controversy, Aurelia Giacometto has stepped down as secretary of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. Giacometto assumed her role as head of LDEQ in January 2024. The governor’s office announced on Friday afternoon that she has accepted a position with Earth & Water Law, a law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C.Giacometto’s stint as LDEQ secretary has been a tumultuous one.

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As part of a sweeping reform package aimed at bringing down Louisiana’s sky-high auto insurance rates, a bill moving through the Louisiana Legislature would limit legal claims by unauthorized immigrants involved in car accidents. That bill—House Bill 436, sponsored by state Rep.

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Night Market BTR returns to downtown Baton Rouge this weekend, and it’s bigger than ever. The open-air market, now in its third year, aims to celebrate and showcase Baton Rouge’s Asian culture through food, dance and music. Laura Siu Nguyen, the festival’s organizer, tells Daily Report via email that the market has evolved to become more than just a cultural celebration, though. It’s emerged as a “powerful platform for economic development,” she says, particularly for Asian-owned small businesses.

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On Friday, the White House released a partial budget proposal calling for $163 billion in cuts to federal spending in the next fiscal year, The Washington Post reports. The proposed budget calls for cuts to education, health care and a slew of other government programs while also calling for a boost in spending on defense and homeland security. The plan would codify many of the spending cuts already implemented this year by President Donald Trump or Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

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St. Vincent de Paul Baton Rouge on Friday announced that Sunnie Johnson-Lain has been selected as its new CEO. Johnson-Lain currently serves as CEO of Catholic Charities Washtenaw County in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She previously served as chief services and strategy officer for St. Vincent de Paul Cincinnati and as director of conferences and community outreach for St. Vincent de Paul Dayton. She will assume her role as CEO of St. Vincent de Paul Baton Rouge on June 2.