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2 weeks ago | 
nola.com | Meghan Friedmann |Matt Albright
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill says she is investigating CVS after the company sent mass text messages to customers urging them to tell their legislators to oppose a bill on pharmacy benefits managers. House Bill 358, which has stirred ferocious debate in the waning hours of the legislative session, would bar companies from owning both pharmacy benefits managers and drug stores.
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2 weeks ago | 
nola.com | Alyse Pfeil |Matt Albright |Meghan Friedmann
A bill that could reshape the landscape of Louisiana pharmacies emerged on the second-to-last day of the legislative session, provoking a furious debate on the House floor and a massive public lobbying campaign from drug-store chain CVS. House Bill 358 surfaced Wednesday afternoon from a conference committee with a major new addition: It would ban pharmacy benefits managers from owning pharmacies.
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2 months ago | 
theadvocate.com | Matthew Albright |Matt Albright
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-Madisonville, has introduced a bill aimed at cracking down on cockfighting and dogfighting. Co-sponsored with Sen.
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2 months ago | 
nola.com | Matthew Albright |Matt Albright
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Mar 29, 2025 | 
theadvocate.com | Matthew Albright |Matt Albright
Baton Rouge voters are casting ballots today on issues that are important both locally and statewide. Across Louisiana, residents are choosing whether to approve four amendments to the Constitution. If approved, they could change how the state's courts are organized, how its tax system works and which juveniles can be charged as adults, among many other changes. Here's the full rundown on what each of them would do.
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Mar 19, 2025 | 
theadvocate.com | Matthew Albright |Matt Albright
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will temporarily register new commercial fishing licenses and renew old ones at field offices around South Louisiana, officials announced Tuesday. That means commercial fishermen won't need to drive to Baton Rouge, as they normally do. During the selected periods, LDWF staff will also offer information on trip tickets, the mandatory process of reporting commercial seafood catches.
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Mar 19, 2025 | 
nola.com | Matthew Albright |Matt Albright
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
nola.com | Matthew Albright |Matt Albright
They are called the Pentagon Barracks, and getting an apartment there from the House speaker is a choice perk for a state legislator. Staying at one of the red brick apartments means living in a historic building while paying cheap rent a stone’s throw from the Capitol. The courtyard in the middle serves as the focal point for gatherings hosted nearly every night by interest groups and lobbyists during the legislative session.
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Mar 11, 2025 | 
nola.com | Matthew Albright |Matt Albright
Less than three weeks before Louisiana voters are set to decide on four amendments to the state constitution, another lawsuit has been filed seeking to remove some of them from the ballot. Voice of the Experienced, a statewide advocacy group, filed the lawsuit on behalf of four residents from East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, Orleans and Tangipahoa parishes. It argues Amendments 1 and Amendments 3 are unconstitutional and should not appear on the ballot.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
theadvocate.com | Matthew Albright |Matt Albright
Alvin R. Washington, the interim leader of the Southern University Law Center, has been selected as the center's next chancellor — and he says his "primary focus" will be improving the rate at which students pass the bar exam. "This goal is crucial for our institution's success, as it directly impacts the future careers of our students and further advances our mission of providing legal educational opportunities to the underserved and producing lawyer leaders," he said.
