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Huge story for Louisiana: FEMA is scrapping programs to elevate homes and build levees to protect communities from flooding, eliminating more than $700m that was headed to the state.

Eddie Lau, who was arrested for falsehoods on the campaign trial, has done work for Louisiana's top politicians. He worked for Jeff Landry's PAC earlier this year, he's worked for Blake Miguez, he's well-known in political circles. More details: theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/…

A Louisiana foster parent who forced multiple children in his house to have sex with him for years was convicted Wednesday. theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…

Louisiana homeowners are still in a home insurance crisis that is pushing people out of the state. Are lawmakers going to do anything about it?

Six months ago, it seemed only a matter of time before New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell would be charged with federal crimes. Here’s why that hasn’t happened, according to sources familiar with the case #lalege #lagov nola.com/news/politics/…

Louisiana death penalty watch: AG Liz Murrill is leading a bid in #lalege to change/shorten post-conviction relief. Murrill & Caddo Parish DA got shot down by LA Sup Co last week over death warrants for inmates who hadn't completed post-conviction relief nola.com/news/as-louisi…

Louisiana lawmakers are considering a bill to require insurers to report more information with rates. Last year, I tracked what happens to premium dollars Louisianans pay: They go to reinsurers in Bermuda, London, Singapore

.Governor Jeff Landry is testifying before lawmakers on insurance costs, as homeowners face a crisis of high costs. The governor threatened to "bring y'all back" -- special session? -- if they don't pass a bill giving the insurance commissioner the ability to reject high rates

As always: Read my six-part series on how and why the insurance crisis is threatening the existence of communities in coastal Louisiana nola.com/breakingpoint/

Why do Louisiana homeowners pay more for insurance than other states? Lots of reasons, which I've written about: Climate change, inflation, housing stock that's unprepared for storms. But here's a piece of it, from State Farm's filing on why they charge higher profit here.

ICYMI: For years, advocates have been working to set up an energy efficiency program in Louisiana, whose residents pay high electric bills because they use more power than any state in the US. After finally setting it up last year, regulators abruptly killed it this week

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, who ministered to the poor with a message of mercy, has died. He was 88.

Really interesting read from John Simerman, who spent a few days in Jena, Louisiana. A small town in the pines that's now in the national glare -- again -- over its ICE detention facility, where students Mahmoud Khalil and Alireza Doroudi are detained theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…

As we reported in our “For Dear Life” series in NOLA.com about infant & maternal deaths, accidental overdose is a leading cause of death among pregnant women in Louisiana. Rachel kindly shared her story of getting pregnant while hooked on heroin with us: nola.com/entertainment_…

#Lalege update: Senate Health & Welfare committee votes in favor of a bill to allow ivermectin to become available over the counter in Louisiana. Bill is backed by LDH Surgeon General Ralph Abraham. It will head to the full senate next.

#Lalege senate health & welfare committee also votes tonight to advance a bill that would remove fluoride from drinking water in Louisiana, with amendment to allow 15% of voters to petition to vote on whether to re-allow it back in. Heads to full senate next.

The Louisiana Senate Health and Welfare Committee vote 6-1 for legislation that would limit jury awards to nursing home patients and their families suing over wrongful death. Story from Andrea Gallo #lalege nola.com/news/politics/…

Louisiana has some of the nation's poorest rate nursing homes and was home to a massive case where 800+ elderly were sent to a warehouse for Hurricane Ida. But #lalege took first step last night in making it harder to sue nursing home management companies nola.com/news/politics/…

Management companies determine staffing, budgets, etc. and charge admin fees. They've recently been on the hook for multimillion $ "admin negligence" verdicts, saying they intentionally understaffed nursing homes here. Nursing home industry here wants to do away with those suits

Louisiana is trying to drop the number of overdose-related deaths in pregnant women by 80% over the next three years. It's an ambitious goal that could save 65 mothers each year. Emily Woodruff looks closer at the plan: theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…