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Joe Collins

Reporter · US

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Oct 1, 2026
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Sep 8, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Joe Collins

    Delta Utilities host event in Baton Rouge to address customers concerns about utility bills (opens the original)

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    BATON ROUGE -- With frigid weather coming, many people are worried about their heating bills, questioning Delta Utilities about a steep increase in the cost. To attempt to answer these questions, the company held a pop-up event where customers could receive one-on-one assistance from a Delta representative. One of the most common complaints from customers revolved around levelized billing. Many said they were enrolled in levelized billing when Entergy was running their natural gas, but were not

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Joe Collins

    Iberville Parish showcasing master plan draft for residents addressing economic, industrial development (opens the original)

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    PLAQUEMINE — Iberville Parish continues work on its new master plan, as the parish has been using its current master plan since 2005. The parish aims to make sure it meets the needs of its residents while also making sure it stays on pace with its surrounding parishes when it comes to economic and industrial development. Wednesday night, it held its fourth open house this month for parish residents to see and make comments on their draft for the new, updated master plan. It's been over 20 years

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Joe Collins

    State AG testifies to U.S. Senate committee about abortion drugs following Cal. doctor indictment (opens the original)

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    BATON ROUGE — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill was in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to testify in front of U.S. senators about the abortion drug Mifepristone. Murrill's message to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) was that policy changes by the Biden administration continue to hurt Louisiana women, even in the years following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022. "Louisiana's p

  4. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Joe Collins

    Louisiana's coastal lawsuits against oil companies reach U.S. Supreme Court (opens the original)

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    BATON ROUGE — Louisiana is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let a series of state lawsuits against oil companies stay in state court rather than move to federal court. On Monday, Jan. 12, opening arguments begin in Washington, D.C., in the Chevron USA Inc. V. Plaquemines Parish case, which stems from allegations that oil and gas companies, including Chevron, caused damage to Louisiana's coast. However, whether those oil companies were responsible is not what the U.S. Supreme Court is deciding. "

  5. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Joe Collins

    U.S. Senators discuss 'No Tax on Tips' at Baton Rouge oyster bar (opens the original)

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    BATON ROUGE -- U.S. Senate majority leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) joined Senator Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) in Baton Rouge to discuss the "No Tax on Tips" initiative with workers in the Capital City. No tax on tips was one of the major selling points for President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill." It creates a temporary federal income tax deduction allowing tipped-based workers, like servers and bartenders, to deduct up to $25,000 of their reported tips from their taxable income. "A server

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