Reproductive health advocates are working to make sure people know the option is still here, and are trying to make it easier to get — an effort they see as especially urgent in the post-Roe world.
But they worry that emboldened anti-abortion legislators may come for it next, especially because of a longstanding misconception that the pill may cause abortions.
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Higgins, a former police officer, predicted shootouts between gun owners and law enforcement if an assault weapons ban were to pass. The incumbent congressman is facing a Republican challenger this fall.
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North Regional Library Branch Manager Cara Chance survived an attempt by Library Board of Control President Robert Judge to fire her at Monday’s meeting after Judge accused her of “willful insubordination” over a teen romance book display that included titles with LGBTQ storylines.
But the board’s actions at Monday’s meeting appear to violate the state Open Meetings Law since the agenda did not give the public notice that the board would take action on Chance’s employment.
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A plan to appoint an interim mayor-president in Guillory’s absence fizzled out Wednesday, and Guillory is now asking the state Attorney General’s Office to weigh in on whether he can hold office during treatment.
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Appointed to the board in August of 2020, Landon Boudreaux’s term began Dec. 1, 2020, and expires Nov. 30, 2025. The Parish Council will accept resumes and appoint a replacement to fill his unexpired term on the non-paying board.
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The gist: Council members attempted to name an acting replacement for Mayor-President Josh Guillory while he’s in rehab. The administration resisted.
Grocery stores big and small have vacated Lafayette’s urban core. Local organizations are stepping in to fill gaps in the food supply chain and address the central challenge: access at the neighborhood level.
The library board instead voted Monday to table action until its Aug. 15 meeting.
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Lafayette Mayor President Josh Guillory said he won’t take a leave of absence during his 21-day in-patient treatment.
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Over the past two years, hurricane-related damage in Louisiana has caused some insurance companies to go out of business. Homeowners are coping with higher insurance costs.
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A Lafayette Parish library branch manager who has spoken against censorship at board meetings may be in jeopardy of losing her job.
Cara Chance has been one of few library employees to speak out against efforts to ban books and restrict book displays in the public library system.
Source: The Advocate
Acadiana is seeing roughly 300 new cases each day over the past two weeks. The highly contagious BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants are driving the uptick.
It’s a far cry from January, when about 1,500 new cases were reported per day at the peak of the omicron surge. It’s also not as high as the delta surge last September, when about 440 cases per day were reported.
Source: The Advocate