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#1 Gavin Newsom Stares Down LA Revolt in California Housing Fight

Oct 14 2025 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill aimed at ramping up the housing supply, bucking opposition from detractors including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and neighborhoods around the state’s largest city. The...

#2 Louisiana Police Video Counters Claim That LSU Star Was Too Far From Fatal Wreck

Oct 10 2025 // Louisiana state police have released video evidence in a deadly 2024 car crash that authorities contend was caused by reckless driving by Kyren Lacy, a former Louisiana State University football star who took his own life...

#3 Man Charged With ‘Maliciously’ Starting Massive LA Wildfire

Oct 8 2025 // Federal authorities arrested a 29-year-old man on charges that he intentionally started the blaze that days later became the Palisades Fire, which killed 12 people and destroyed thousands of homes in the Pacific Coast area...

#4 Louisiana Judge Invalidates Permit for LNG Facility, Orders Review of Climate Impact

Oct 21 2025 // A Louisiana judge has tossed out a key permit for a liquefied natural gas facility that won approval from President Donald Trump’s administration, ordering a state review of how the facility’s planet-warming...

#5 LA County Reaches New $828 Million Deal With Abuse Victims

Oct 20 2025 // Los Angeles County reached a tentative agreement to pay an additional $828 million to victims of childhood sexual abuse who filed lawsuits under a 2019 state law that raised the statute of limitations for such cases. The...

#6 Jury Awards $40M to Family of Louisiana Man Who Died in Privately-Run Jail

Oct 27 2025 // A federal jury found a private company running a Louisiana jail liable for the 2015 death of a man who died of head injuries he received while in custody, and awarded the family more than $40 million in damages. Attorneys...

#7 Louisiana Drafting Rules for Up to 30% Premium Discounts for FORTIFIED Homes

Oct 23 2025 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced it is in the process of drafting new rules on premium discounts for homes that meet some of the toughest wind-resistant construction standards. A statute approved by...

#8 LA County Officials Approved Emergency Declaration Over Immigration Raids

Oct 16 2025 // Los Angeles County officials voted this week to declare a state of emergency that gives them power to provide assistance for residents they say have suffered financially from ongoing federal immigration raids. The move...

#9 Major Investor for Louisiana LNG as Construction Ramps up

Oct 24 2025 // Australia’s Woodside Energy has enlisted U.S.-based Williams as an investor and pipeline operator of its Louisiana liquefied natural gas plant, to tap its infrastructure experience and ease cost pressures as...

#10 Louisiana Bar Association Selects ORLSI as Lawyers Malpractice Insurance Provider

Nov 4 2025 // The Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) has selected Old Republic Lawyers Specialty Insurance (ORLSI) as its endorsed lawyer’s malpractice insurance provider. Through its partnership with ORLSI, the LSBA Insurance...

#11 Collision Engineering Program Coming to LA to Address Auto Repair Gap

Nov 6 2025 // The Collision Engineering Career Alliance partnered with El Camino College in Torrance, California to launch a collision engineering program. The aim is to help fill the more than 100,000 job openings expected through 2028...