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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The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations • Louisiana Illuminator

3 weeks 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.”
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

1 month 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

1 month 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.
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1 month 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

1 month 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.
Louisiana universities could lose tens of millions if federal research cuts go into effect • Louisiana Illuminator

2 months ago | 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.
Louisiana attorney general signs off on extraditing NY doctor in abortion pill case

2 months ago | lailluminator.com | Lorena O'Neil

by Lorena O'Neil, Louisiana Illuminator February 12, 2025 Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill signed an extradition form Wednesday for a New York physician, she announced in a news release. Her action comes less than two weeks after a Louisiana grand jury indicted the doctor for prescribing and shipping abortion pills to the state.
Louisiana opens registration for new round of fortified roof grants

2 months ago | lailluminator.com | Wesley Muller

Registration for Louisiana’s fortified roof grant program opened Wednesday for its first lottery round of 2025. The Louisiana Fortify Homes Program, which offers up to $10,000 to homeowners who install hurricane-resistant roofs on their houses, is now in its third calendar year. The registration period will close at 5 p.m. on Sunday (Feb. 16), at which point the Louisiana Department of Insurance will randomly select 1,000 grant recipients.
Louisiana ethics board agrees to keep governor’s staff information private in spite of law

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

by Julie O'Donoghue, Louisiana Illuminator February 12, 2025 The home addresses of Gov. Jeff Landry’s executive staff will be kept out of public records, despite a state law that requires the information to be disclosed. The Louisiana Board of Ethics voted 11-1 Friday to keep their addresses secret. Its members agreed with Attorney General Liz Murrill’s view that the disclosure conflicts with the right to privacy contained in the state constitution, her office said.