A three-judge panel of Louisiana’s 1st Court of Appeal has ruled against Governor Edwards’ non-discrimination executive order protecting the LGBT community from discrimination in state employment. Attorney General Jeff Landry argued lawmakers make laws, not the governor’s executive orders and the court agreed…:
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Governor Edwards says discrimination in state government is bad for business and economic development.

Louisiana received an F letter grade on the latest March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card…:
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UL Lafayette has fired its highly successful softball coach Michael Lotief, citing claims of vulgar language and assault. Speaking after his termination, Lotief denied the allegations, but admits he has a loose tongue in competitive situations…:
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UL-Lafayette says they won’t tolerate such behavior.

November is Adoption Awareness month, and DCFS reports a record number of kids got permanent homes in a one year period ending September 30. Child Welfare manager Shannon Catanzaro (cat-an-zaro) says there are still children waiting to be adopted…:
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764 children were adopted up from the record of 735 the previous year.