The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s Fiscal Year 2026 Plan has been approved, and it’s the largest in program history. Kace Kieschnick reports
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was in Louisiana to witness the signing of the state’s Make America Healthy Again bill. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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The Louisiana Legislature unanimously approved the Coastal Protection Restoration Authority’s $1.98 billion Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Plan. Coastal Resource Administrator Greg Grandy says the investment supports the implementation of 146 active restoration projects and the maintenance of 163 past projects…
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The investment is the largest in CPRA history, and Grandy says it is entirely funded by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement. Grandy says each project results in numerous jobs across multiple sectors…
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Grandy highlighted the completion of the Lake Borgne Marsh Creation project, the largest marsh creation effort in Louisiana, and the launch of the Chandeleur Island Restoration Project, which will restore habitat for endangered sea turtles and over 300,000 coastal birds. Grandy says projects will restore coastal ecosystems and help protect against storm surge…
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Grandy encouraged residents to find more information at coastal.la.gov and email any questions to coastal@la.gov.
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The Supreme Court postponed ruling on Louisiana’s congressional redistricting plan until next term. The court will decide whether or not the state’s two majority-Black congressional districts violate the Voting Rights Act. Loyola University law professor Dane Ciolino says it’s strange a matter like this would be prolonged.
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The move means the congressional map will remain unchanged for now. The Supreme Court hearing stems from a lawsuit from 12 “non-African-American voters” who alleged reconfigured majority-Black districts were racial gerrymandering, a stance Ciolino says Justice Clarence Thomas agreed with.
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Ciolino says the issue will likely be reargued in October. He says the delay makes it unclear which way the court may be leaning. He says if a majority supports Justice Thomas’s viewpoint…
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looked on with approval as Governor Landry signed Louisiana’s Make America Healthy Again bill into law. Secretary Kennedy says it affirms Landry’s commitment to turning Louisiana’s health around.
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The bill was written by Covington Republican Senator Patrick McMath. Among other things, it bans artificial colors and additives in meals served in schools. During the bill signing ceremony at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Secretary Kennedy noted that in the last six decades, juvenile diabetes has skyrocketed, due in large part to the foods that kids eat.
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During the session, Landry also signed an executive order banning SNAP recipients from using their benefits to buy junk food like soda and candy. Kennedy said it’s a bold move by the governor.
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LSU running back Trey Holly is facing another delay after his July 7 court date was cancelled due to a broken air conditioning system in the courtroom. Holly faces charges of illegal use of a weapon and criminal damage to property stemming from a Union Parish shooting in February of last year. His attorney, Mike Small, says it was determined the AC system could not be repaired and needs to be replaced…
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A pre-trial conference has been set for July 16 in order to reschedule. Holly was suspended from the LSU football team after his arrest, and Small says he hopes to go to trial as soon as possible to prove his innocence. Small says the Judge is considering every option to make the trial happen…
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Small was doubtful the trial would be rescheduled before the fall. He says Holly, who has been steadfast in his innocence and awaiting trial, was understandably upset by the unforeseen delay…
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