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A bill that would have protected the practice of IVF in Louisiana failed to make it out of a Senate committee hearing Tuesday.

A crowd of Louisiana scientists gathered Friday at the State Capitol to protest the Trump administration’s proposed research funding cuts.

Protests were held at state capitols across the country.

HB-160 could give renters more protections in the immediate aftermath of a federally-declared disaster and introduce new penalties for landlords who evict tenants illegally.

On the same day that Louisiana’s House lawmakers unanimously passed an education bill to create the Ecole Pointe-au-Chien French immersion school, the Terrebonne Parish School Board voted against approving that school’s charter application put forth by Pointe-au-Chien Indian tribe members and school parents.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear why protestors at the state capitol are pushing back against some of the new proposed congressional maps. And, we learn about Orleans Parish School Board’s search for a new superintendent of schools.

Across the country, more and more women are running for elected office - at the local, state and national level. But in the south, women’s representation…

The Louisiana legislature has finished its first week of the regular session. Gov. John Bel Edwards laid out his legislative priorities in an address to…

The closing of the Legislature in June was just the beginning for construction crews at the state Capitol.The Advocate reports workers are ripping up…