House Education Committee advanced bills to study TOPS ROI and propose repayment rules for some students, prompting debate over accountability and access.

A House committee advanced a $47B Louisiana budget that locks in $420M for early childhood, funds new workforce centers and adds targeted higher-ed dollars. The bill now heads to the House floor.

An 86-year-old woman from Nantes who moved to Anniston to marry a longtime sweetheart was arrested April 1 and is now being held in a Louisiana ICE facility as her family and French consular staff press for repatriation.

A Tennessee man detained by ICE was found unresponsive at Winn Correctional Center and later died, a case that adds to a rising number of in‑custody fatalities.

After another Mexican died in U.S. custody, President Sheinbaum ordered daily consular checks and vowed international legal action while defending aid to Cuba.

A proposed House bill would add a knowledge test to Class E license renewals, setting an 80% pass mark and a 2028 rollout window while lawmakers debate logistics.

A federal appeals court struck down a Reconstruction‑era ban on home distilling, siding with hobbyists in a decision that raises new questions about the limits of federal taxing power.

The Louisiana Supreme Court struck Lionel “Lon” Burns from the roll after finding forged divorce filings and false statements that led to a fraudulent default judgment. The order bars him from readmission.

The DNC voted to condemn dark money at its New Orleans meeting but declined to single out AIPAC after heavy spending in Illinois primaries. The move underscores tensions between progressives and party leaders.

Senate Bill 304 would let Louisiana public colleges pursue alternatives to SACSCOC and orders Regents to craft rules; lawmakers have advanced the measure to the Senate floor.

IV Waste will continue collecting French Quarter trash under a short-term deal while courts weigh a rival $73M contract and appeals. Service continues as litigation moves forward.

An OIG audit says low pay left NOEMS understaffed, missing response-time standards and relying more on private ambulance contractors.

Lawmakers advanced a package of menhaden bills that would force purse seines into deeper water, expand reporting and impose new fines — splitting industry and anglers.