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Swedish developer Skanska and joint venture partner MAPP Construction, a Baton Rouge-based construction firm, have secured the second piece of the state…

BATON ROUGE — Voters will face a list of questions in the fall election, constitutional changes proposed by lawmakers for them to consider, including…

After running on a platform of increased transparency, the Gov. Bobby Jindal has relied on a law that shields gubernatorial documents from public view to

President Obama has ordered an end to a 16-year-old ban on federal funding of research on guns and health. But the political controversy that led to the ban in the first place is far from over.

Prosecutors are calling for lengthy sentences, describing the group's hair shearing of fellow Amish as terrorist acts. The defense is asking for leniency, saying no serious physical harm was done. But legal experts predict it won't be a soft sentencing.

Rubio is part of a bipartisan group of senators working on immigration reform legislation. He'll deliver his speech in English and Spanish.

A 48-acre area in California that housed more than 200 species of birds was stripped bare by the Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the land. The Corps says the clearing was necessary to improve flood control and discourage homeless camps and drug dealing, but some are questioning whether the agency violated rules that protect wetlands and waterfowl.

A moving essay in the New York Times by pianist Sara Davis Buechner poses many questions, including this: Is the American classical music community more unwilling than others to accept a transgendered performer?

Also: Veteran who allegedly killed former sniper is now on a suicide watch in jail; House Majority Leader Eric Cantor will lay out a new vision for the GOP; a Somali woman who reported being raped by security forces is sentenced to prison for lying; and the worst cities for traffic congestion.

Our latest weekly mix includes songs from some of the year's most anticipated new albums, including the long-awaited My Bloody Valentine record, and an epic electronic jam from The Knife. We've also got new music from Four Tet, Cloud Cult, Malian kora player Ballake Sissoko and more!