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All of the plant's employees were evacuated shortly after the 7 a.m. blast. The parish sheriff's office confirmed the explosion and says Louisiana State Police are now in charge of the investigation into what sparked the explosion.
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Louisiana also broke the single-day in-person record on the final day of early voting, with 103,456 Louisianans voting on Tuesday, Oct. 29. The previous record was 99,004 on the final day of early voting in 2020.
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday introduced legislation that would prohibit political campaigns and outside political groups from using artificial intelligence to misrepresent the views of their rivals by pretending to be them.
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The honor for Celia Scott Weatherhead was announced Wednesday by Tulane officials. The university says donations from Weatherhead and her late husband Albert constitute the largest amount given in the school’s history.
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. This year’s festival is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Baton Rouge at the Louisiana State Capitol, the State Library of Louisiana, the Capitol Park Museum, and the surrounding Capitol Park area. The festival is free and open to the public, with authors for readers of all ages and activities for children and teenagers.
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Dr. Ruth Smith joins Cory Crowe on KEDM's Lagniappe
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An altercation at the prison may have resulted in the death of an offender
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to ER physician Jennifer Avegno, who heads the New Orleans Health Department, about a law classifying abortion drugs misoprostol and mifepristone as controlled substances.
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The area is managed to provide food and cover for the local wildlife population.
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The executive order Governor Landry issued temporarily suspends the requirements that limit the number of beds for nursing homes under each facility’s license. The order took effect on September 10 and is in effect until October 10.
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The practice involves providing plant nutrients (nitrogen, potassium, carbon, etc.) in a purely water-based environment, akin to placing a rose in a vase full of water. In this experiment’s case, the water contains enough nutrients for the plants to live and grow.
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Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project will result in 94 indirect new jobs, for a total of 134 potential new jobs in the Southeast Region.