Louisiana Illuminator

The Louisiana Illuminator is a nonprofit and nonpartisan news outlet dedicated to uncovering the decision-making processes in Baton Rouge and their impacts on the daily lives of Louisianians, especially those from low-income and marginalized communities. This platform offers comprehensive investigations, news articles, brief updates, and insightful commentary to assist readers in understanding state policy development, its benefits or drawbacks for them, and its effects on their fellow residents throughout Louisiana.

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Gov. Landry previews proposals he says will bring down auto insurance rates

1 month ago | lailluminator.com | Wesley Muller

Gov. Jeff Landry unveiled a legislative agenda to lower auto insurance rates by targeting both insurance companies and trial lawyers.
The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations • Louisiana Illuminator

1 month ago | lailluminator.com | Patricia Callahan

A CDC spokesperson said the agency decided against releasing its measles assessment “because it does not say anything that the public doesn’t already know.”
State politics has a sexual misconduct problem • Louisiana Illuminator

1 month ago | lailluminator.com | Grace Panetta

Sexual harassment in state politics “remains a systemic and ongoing issue affecting both parties” according to a new report.
Residents express frustration with federal government at U.S. Rep. Troy Carter's Medicaid town hall • Louisiana Illuminator

1 month ago | lailluminator.com | Safura Syed

Residents vented frustration with the Trump administration at a town hall U.S. Rep. Troy Carter held to discuss potential cuts to Medicaid.
Louisiana to share voter data with other states • Louisiana Illuminator

2 months ago | lailluminator.com | Wesley Muller

The voter registration data of Louisiana residents will be shared with officials in Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi.
On Louisiana's coast, communities embrace ‘Gulf of America’ rebrand • Louisiana Illuminator

2 months ago | lailluminator.com | Julie O'Donoghue

Trump’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico has not been short of controversy, but Louisiana residents who live and work closest to that body of water have enthusiastically embraced the change. Many believe Gulf of America is not only a more appropriate moniker but will help give the region a much-needed economic boost.
Louisiana-Illuminator-Meta-power-plans

2 months ago | lailluminator.com | Elise Plunk

Environmental and consumer protection advocates are calling for transparency into how Meta will power a massive new data center in Northeast Louisiana.
Republican state AGs seek to clarify stance on disability law • Louisiana Illuminator

2 months ago | lailluminator.com | Anna Claire Vollers

Amid a public backlash, 17 Republican state attorneys general submitted a new court filing to clarify their position in a lawsuit that seeks to strike down part of a federal law that safeguards disabled people from discrimination.
At Louisiana’s request, Trump administration tanks historic district in 'Cancer Alley' • Louisiana Illuminator

2 months ago | lailluminator.com | Greg LaRose

Historic district eligibility has been pulled from a portion of the River Parishes at the request of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.
Louisiana universities could lose tens of millions if federal research cuts go into effect • Louisiana Illuminator

Feb 12, 2025 | lailluminator.com | Piper Hutchinson

by Piper Hutchinson, Louisiana Illuminator February 12, 2025 Louisiana universities could lose tens of millions of dollars in federal funding under a proposed slash in National Institutes of Health research funding President Donald Trump’s administration has put forward. A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plan to slash “indirect cost” rates including on grants that are already approved. The ruling was issued late Friday afternoon and challenged in court Monday.