Today, all 17 judges of the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will hear arguments in Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law that requires posters of the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom. Loyola law professor Dane Ciolino says In 1980, the Supreme Court ruled an identical Kentucky law unconstitutional. He says Louisiana may know that it has no case in the Fifth Circuit – and that could be part of its strategy.
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The State Fire Marshal is investigating a weekend house fire that claimed the lives of three people in Livingston Parish. They have not been able to rule out the possibility of electrical-related contributing factors, and they are reminding the public of the importance of electrical safety including the dangers of overloading power strips. The fire marshal says, do not connect multiple extension cords together and that extension cords are only for temporary or short-term purposes.
After Governor Landry unsuccessfully called for a constitutional convention in 2024, there’s new interest. Jeanne Burns reports.
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A new Pelican Institute report shows positive signs for the state’s economy. Author of the report Vance Ginn says gross domestic product grew by four-percent in the second quarter of 2025 and Louisiana led the region in personal income growth. He credits Louisiana’s 2024 tax reforms and says the Tax Foundation moved Louisiana’s ranking up to 31st in the country in overall competitiveness.