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Legislature 2021

April 23, 2021

Louisiana Legislature gives another chance to bill that would allow industrial facilities to self audit their pollution

Environmental groups say the bill will create loopholes that keep health risks hidden from people who live near industry.

News + Notes

April 30, 2020

Lafayette ‘won’t openly defy’ the governor as other parishes break with stay-home order

At least three parishes will buck the governor altogether, challenging Gov. John Bel Edwards’ reach and resolve. Working to find flexibility where he can, Lafayette’s Republican mayor-president isn’t going that far.