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LSU lab expands use of high-tech wastewater analysis to identify deadly street drugs (opens the original)
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BATON ROUGE – After the discovery of new street-drug variants being used in New Orleans during Super Bowl LIX and Mardi Gras in 2025, an LSU lab is seeking to expand the use of wastewater treatment methods to help identify drug-use patterns across Louisiana. The LSU Environmental Chemistry Lab is one of the few labs in the country that uses a method of wastewater analysis that allows samples to be run through an instrument so that the drug can be broken down into detectable compounds. "It provid
State health officials want to shift $6.5 million to expand mental health crisis response (opens the original)
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BATON ROUGE – Concerns about rising mental health issues have led the Louisiana Department of Health to seek to reallocate $6.5 million to expand its crisis response system. The department wants to use the extra money to help fund a new statewide hub that supports the Louisiana Crisis Response System. Health officials discussed the request during a House Appropriations Committee meeting this week. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 838,000 adults in Louisiana had a mental heal
Ready, aim, fire: Journalists poke good-natured fun at politicians in the annual Louisiana Gridiron Show (opens the original)
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BATON ROUGE – Local journalists are making final preparations to perform this year’s Gridiron Show, a satirical performance poking fun at Louisiana politics, sports and news. The show debuted in 1952 and remains Louisiana’s longest-running political satire show. This will be its 74th run filled with songs and skits. This year, the show features a variety of memorable moments, from Lane Kiffin’s enormous contract to the mud-slinging U.S. Senate race. “We got multiple skits on that,” said Louisian
Bill seeks to strengthen protections against online child exploitation (opens the original)
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BATON ROUGE – The House Commerce Committee advanced a bill Monday that would regulate the process for reporting suspected child exploitation on online sites. These platforms include online platforms, online video games, messaging apps and video streaming services. The regulation would apply only to for-profit platforms, not non-profits. Rep. Laurie Schlegel, R-Metairie, filed the bill to strengthen the process of tracking down online predators by requiring those platforms to have an easy, clear
Brake tags may become extinct if bill in 2026 legislative session is signed into law (opens the original)
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BATON ROUGE – Louisiana lawmakers took the first step toward eliminating the state’s vehicle inspection sticker program during a House Transportation Committee meeting Monday. The bill filed by Rep. Larry Bagley, R-Stonewall, to replace the sticker with a QR code unanimously advanced from the committee. Bagley has been working to eliminate inspection stickers since 2017, having failed to pass the bill seven times previously. More support for the bill was shown this time around, including approva
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