Louisiana Illuminator
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We are currently tracking 8 recent articles from Louisiana Illuminator, published over the past 27 hours. Recurring themes in its latest headlines include State, Deepwat, and Horizon.
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Recent Articles (8)
A record number of women are running for state legislatures this year
Currently, women hold about one-third of state legislative seats across the country — a record level of representation but nowhere near parity.
Deep-sea species struggle to recover after Deepwater Horizon spill
Across hundreds of miles of the northern Gulf of Mexico, a deep-water ecosystem collapsed after the massive 2011 Deepwater Horizon oil and gas spill, and recovery is uncertain, new research concludes.
‘We don’t want it’: Voter backlash against data centers consumes midterm elections
SPRINGDALE, Pa. — Residents in a small southwestern Pennsylvania town are facing the prospect of a 47-acre data center facility on their doorstep. “Right here behind this fence is where they want to p
SpaceX to lease UL Lafayette property on Pecan Island before buying it
The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors has approved a lease agreement that would allow SpaceX to access UL Lafayette-owned property at minimal cost ahead of an anticipated purchase.
BP, state leaders agree on Deepwater Horizon settlement payout to ‘resolve’ coastal lawsuits
Louisiana has agreed to a lump-sum payment for the remainder of what BP owes from the Deepwater Horizon disaster settlement. It will also bring to an end the remaining lawsuits that parishes have brou
Trump’s DOJ sues over Alaska Senate race, expanding preelection legal fights
The Justice Department sued Alaska election officials late Thursday in a preemptive attempt to stop the state from certifying the results of its Senate election if, under the state’s ranked-choice vot
2026 ballot measures are written at a graduate-school reading level, report finds
Many of this year’s ballot measures don’t include summaries to supplement the titles. And many voters don’t read beyond a measure’s title before deciding how to vote, Ballotpedia researchers note.
Most US House races aren’t competitive. What does that mean for how lawmakers govern?
Fewer than 5% of U.S. House races are seen by a top political analysis as truly competitive heading into November’s midterm elections, giving relatively few voters the ability to determine which party