Despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling, Louisiana is still not recognizing same-sex marriages. Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that states must recognize same-sex marriage, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will likely move forward with its case on gay marriage. The ruling by the appeals court will most likely be a formality, and Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says the state won’t have to wait long for its decision…

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The Jindal Administration has said they are waiting on the Appeals Court ruling.

In Louisiana Radio Network’s ongoing gubernatorial Q&A, we asked the four major candidates, if elected, would you propose a budget keeping funding levels for the Department of Agriculture and the LSU and Southern AgCenters at least at their current level? Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle says he’s committed to continue funding at current or higher levels. He says as goes Louisiana’s farming, in a lot of ways, so goes Louisiana’s economy as a whole…

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Yahoo reports Louisiana has the second most lightning strikes in the country right after Florida. Emelie Gunn has more…

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Miss Crescent City New Orleans April Nelson has been crowned Miss Louisiana 2015. Nelson was chosen from a 35 contestant field at the pageant held in Monroe. Miss Shreveport, Justin Ker, was named first runner-up. Nelson, of Mandeville, will represent Louisiana at the Miss America Pageant that will be held in Atlantic City in September.