Even though President Trump never signed it, the most sweeping federal housing legislation in a generation is now law. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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New Orleans will remain home for Saints running back Alvin Kamara after reworking his contract. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Kamara will receive a base salary of six million dollars in 2026 and can earn another two-point-five million in incentives. A-K was set to make 11-million dollars under his previous deal.
Attorney General Liz Murrill is appealing a judge’s order requiring her office to pay 245-thousand dollars in legal fees. A state judge ruled Murrill’s lawsuit against the Caddo Commission over alleged Open Meetings Law violations was frivolous. Murrill claims seven commissioners illegally met in private to discuss a resolution welcoming U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders to Shreveport in June 2025. She also alleges the commission violated state law by using electronic voting instead of a voice vote to approve the resolution.
U-S Senator John Kennedy says the Republican-backed measure known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” has reduced the number of Americans who were receiving SNAP benefits by four-million. Kennedy says that’s because the legislation required able-bodied adults to work, volunteer or attend school in order to receive the government benefits…
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