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Louisiana will soon ban handheld phone use when driving. See when, what penalties are.
The Advocate - Louisiana
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July 2, 2025
Starting in August, handheld phone use while driving will be illegal in Louisiana. "You’re still allowed to use it hands-free, but we don’t want you to have your phone in your hand while you’re in motion while you’re driving," said Rep. Brian...
Louisiana lawmakers protected themselves and big business interests this session
Gambit - Louisiana
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Louisiana legislators clocked in during mid-April to start their regular lawmaking session, and the two months that followed were a lot to keep up with — especially with everything else going on in the world. From festivals and summertime...
Texas, Louisiana Senate rces in 2026 could reshape power in Washington
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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SHREVEPORT, La. — Though the 2026 midterms may feel distant, the races for U.S. Senate seats in Texas and Louisiana are already drawing early attention—and could have national implications, according to a political expert. Dr. Mark Jones, a...
Inauthentic shrimp served at over half of tested restaurants in Alexandria
KALB - Louisiana
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July 4, 2025
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Louisiana’s shrimpers and fishermen have been in the headlights of state lawmakers as representatives look for new ways to protect the ‘industry in crisis,’ but that crisis is now rippling beyond the Gulf coastline,...
NELA Children’s Museum receives STEM grant from Sparklight
KNOE - Arkansas
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July 2, 2025
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - The Northeast Louisiana Children’s Museum is expanding their STEM programs thanks to a grant from cable company, Sparklight. Sparklight views this $7,500 grant as a way of helping build the workplace of tomorrow. The grant...
Grambling State University to seek prestigious research designation
Louisiana Illuminator
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July 2, 2025
Grambling State University is launching a foundation to support its mission to receive a prestigious research designation currently held by only 13 historically Black colleges and universities. The GR2 Foundation: Grambling Research and Resource...
NOAA's budget plan outlines cuts to research
WWL - Louisiana
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July 2, 2025
The proposed budget would also result in staff layoffs, impact partnerships with universities, and potentially close more than a dozen weather and climate facilities NEW ORLEANS — Proposed major budget cuts could reshape climate and weather...
Fueling Louisiana’s industrial momentum
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report - Louisiana
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July 2, 2025
Sponsored by S&B Louisiana’s energy and industrial sectors are surging, with billions in capital investments reshaping the Gulf Coast landscape. From refining and petrochemical expansions to critical infrastructure and specialty chemical projects,...
This week in Baton Rouge: art receptions, author talks and more
225 Magazine
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June 30, 2025
Check out new art Wednesday See a new art exhibit, Wednesday, July 2, at the Baton Rouge Gallery’s First Wednesday opening reception. First Wednesday features the work of Louisiana and Paris based artists. This month features art from April...
Westwood expands into Louisiana with acquisition of CSRS
Consultancy.org
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July 2, 2025
Westwood Professional Services, a Plano, TX-headquartered design and engineering consulting firm, has acquired CSRS, a Baton Rouge, LA-based development advisory and program management consulting firm. The acquisition will expand Westwood’s...
Dr. Arturo Rodriguez named Dean of ULM College of Business and Social Sciences
KEDM - Louisiana
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July 2, 2025
MONROE, LA – Arturo Rodriguez, DM, has been named the next Dean of the ULM College of Business and Social Sciences (CBSS). Rodriguez most recently served as the Director of the William D. Hoover School of Accounting, Financial, and Information...
Krown Technologies And Quantum Emotion Partner With Esposito Intellectual Enterprises To Broaden And Accelerate Commercialization Of Quantum-Secure Wallets: Qastle And Excalibur
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN- Newsfile Corp) Monroe, Louisiana, and Montreal, Quebec--(Newsfile Corp. - July 2, 2025) - Krown Technologies LLC, in collaboration with Quantum eMotion Corp. (TSXV: QNC) (OTCQB: QNCCF) (FSE: 34Q0) ("QeM"), a leader in quantum-powered...
New Orleans Is Sinking—and So Are Its $15 Billion Flood Defenses
ScienceDaily
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Parts of New Orleans and its surrounding wetlands are gradually sinking, and while most of the city remains stable, a new study from Tulane University researchers suggests that sections of the region's $15 billion post-Katrina flood protection...
Ascentek Expands Shreveport, Louisiana, Operations
Area Development
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July 2, 2025
Related Research Ascentek, Inc., a company specializing in fluid and lubricant technology, plans to expand its operations in Shreveport, Louisiana. The $50 million project is expected to create 91 jobs in Caddo Parish. The investment will include...
Scientists launch innovative project to address drinking water issue that impacts billions: 'Technology should address real-world needs'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 1, 2025
A new National Science Foundation grant is funding a $6 million project to bring clean water and reliable energy to hard‑to‑reach rural towns. According to Nevada Today, the effort, dubbed Mobile Energy‑Water Reuse Systems (MEWRS), kicked off this...
Airbnb “Anti-Party Technology” in effect this holiday weekend
WAFB 9 - Louisiana
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July 2, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Have you made holiday weekend plans for the Fourth of July? If you are doing so out of town in one of those online rental home sites like Airbnb, do so with caution. Airbnb is on the defense ahead of this holiday weekend,...
Louisiana schools, food banks try to keep students fed over summer as need rises
Nola - Louisiana
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The smell of baking garlic bread and chicken nuggets filled the air inside the Collins Elementary School cafeteria in Jefferson Parish on a recent summer afternoon as more than 100 children loaded up their lunch trays. Some of the students, who...
Krown Technologies And Quantum Emotion Partner With Esposito Intellectual Enterprises To Broaden And Accelerate Commercialization Of Quantum-Secure Wallets: Qastle
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN- Newsfile Corp) Monroe, Louisiana and Montreal, Quebec--(Newsfile Corp. - July 2, 2025) - Krown Technologies LLC, in collaboration with Quantum eMotion Corp. (TSXV: QNC) (OTCQB: QNCCF) (FSE: 34Q0) ("QeM"), a leader in quantum-powered...
Editorial: No state needs federally funded health research more than Louisiana
The Advocate - Louisiana
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Last month, when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came to Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge to watch Gov. Jeff Landry sign several new laws that aim to make Louisiana healthy again, the Health and Human Services Secretary bemoaned a...
Tulane scientist resigns, accuses GOP governor and university of racial disparities censorship
The College Fix
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July 2, 2025
An environmental research scientist at Tulane University recently resigned, accusing the state’s top GOP lawmaker and her school’s administrators of censoring her research on racial disparities. Kimberly Terrell, former director of community...