Louisiana begins restricting food stamp purchases
(The Center Square) − Louisiana residents enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can no longer use their benefits to buy soft drinks, energy...
Bossier Arts Council faces losing taxpayer funds over noncompliance
(The Center Square) – An organization that supports the arts in Bossier Parish risks losing taxpayer-funded support after it repeatedly failed to produce financial...
Audit: Former clerk used public funds to pay for civil penalty
(The Center Square) − A state audit of the DeSoto Parish Clerk of Court’s office flagged misuse of public funds by former clerk Jeremy...
INVESTIGATION: 70% of Shreveport’s accused killers have prior arrest records
(The Center Square) – Bullets tore through a Shreveport apartment, instantly killing a one-year-old child.
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New data shows Louisiana’s civil litigation burdens growing
New data about the economic costs of excessive civil litigation in Louisiana shows consumers in the state bearing an increasing burden, with lawsuit abuse...