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LSU Board of Supervisors counter that Gov. Landry’s statements that coaching salaries are taxpayer funded. Board: salaries come from self-generating athletic department funds and private donations. Members insist taxpayers are not on the hook for coach buyouts.
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The lawsuit, filed by the office of Texas Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton, accuses Johnson and Johnson, and the now-independent corporate spinoff Kenvue, that makes Tylenol, of violating the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act by marketing Tylenol to pregnant mothers as safe.
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Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser explains that if it was up to him, he’d go back to open primaries to help temper hyper-partisan political polarization during elections. -
Texas' new education funding bill puts $187 million into a prep program so more qualified candidates can gain teacher certification. The law requires all K-thru-12 core instructors must be certified by 2030. -
President Trump wasted no time in recognizing both teams' remarkable accomplishments. “It’s rare for two teams from one state to be in one room, but these are incredible teams who had amazing seasons.” -
The National Guard and reserves now comprise more than one-third of the total U.S. military force, just as an April 2025 white paper reveals that an estimated 68% of those guard and reserve troops are overweight or obese." Click here for the report. -
State Climatologist Jay Grymes says more than one-third of Louisiana is rated at a high threat of fire danger. At least 11 burn bans had been declared statewide, mostly in Northwest and Central Louisiana as of Friday afternoon, October 17. -
![Despite public statements that Arkansas school vouchers would lift up low-income students from failing schools, an EFA Transparency Report [pg. 8], released on September 20, 2023, just six months after Gov. Sanders had already signed the LEARNS Act, concluded that 95% of participating students, out of 4,795 in year one, had not attended public schools the previous year.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3d48173/2147483647/strip/true/crop/948x528+0+0/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F35%2Ff7%2F0094762c4ab3bab47206a282aab5%2Fvouchers-boy-alone-dark-hallway-photo-10-16-25.png)
A legally-mandated annual report by the state reveals that 88% of Arkansas’ school choice voucher recipients in the last school year [2024-25] did not come from public schools. -
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently told top military leaders, "It's tiring to look out at combat formations or really any formation and see fat troops." -
This lithium summit is billed as a “premier gathering of industry leaders, policymakers, and investors focused on the state’s growing role in the global lithium economy.” -
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows much of Louisiana is abnormally dry. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says last week alone, 43 wildfires broke out which consumed 274 acres. -
The alleged violations under consideration question if these Republicans purposely and actively attempted to block GOP priorities during the 140 days of the 2025 Texas Regular Legislative Session.
![Despite public statements that Arkansas school vouchers would lift up low-income students from failing schools, an EFA Transparency Report [pg. 8], released on September 20, 2023, just six months after Gov. Sanders had already signed the LEARNS Act, concluded that 95% of participating students, out of 4,795 in year one, had not attended public schools the previous year.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/78a5b12/2147483647/strip/true/crop/948x528+0+0/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F35%2Ff7%2F0094762c4ab3bab47206a282aab5%2Fvouchers-boy-alone-dark-hallway-photo-10-16-25.png)
