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A Call for a Miracle: Jimmy Swaggart Hospitalized in Baton Rouge After Cardiac Arrest
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A Message from President George Washington to the People of Louisiana
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A Pillar, Not the Foundation: Can Tourism Sustain Louisiana’s Economy?
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The Louisiana Purchase: How One Deal Redefined a Nation - Part 1
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The Louisiana Purchase Part 2 - Mapping a Nation: Surveying the New American Frontier
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The Meeting Happened. The Message Was Clear. Griffon Confirms Conservative Tensions with Landry.
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A Message from President George Washington to the People of Louisiana
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A Look Ahead: Louisiana Events and Festivals to Anticipate in 2025
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Bayou Fire — Worship, Healing, and Ecumenical Unity
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Events & Festivals

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Creole Tomato Festival Returns to the French Market: A Juicy Celebration of Food, Music, and Culture
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Peaches & Pitmasters: Louisiana’s Summer Festivals Serve Up Sweet and Savory Delights
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Weekend Festival Roundup – What’s Happening Around Louisiana (May 30–June 1, 2025)
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Louisiana's Festival Season: A Celebration of Music, Culture, and Community
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Spice, Sound & Celebration: Louisiana’s Memorial Day Festival Showdown
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Coushatta Crossroads Festival Announces 2025 Entertainment Lineup
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What’s Happening This Weekend in Louisiana?
Your Guide to Festivals, Food, and Family Fun – May 2–4, 2025
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Crawfish, Culture, and Cajun Spirit: Your Guide to the 2025 Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival
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Travel & Outdoors

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🧭 Saturday Escapes: Hidden Gems for a Last-Minute Louisiana Day Trip
Some Saturdays beg for more than chores and couch time.
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Ghost Towns and Forgotten Roads: Louisiana’s Best Hidden Travel Gems
A guide to the eerie, abandoned, and off-the-map places perfect for weekend explorers
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Savor the Vines: Inside Landry Vineyards, Louisiana’s Premier Family-Owned Winery
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Swamp Tours 101: Where to Go and What to Expect in Cajun Country
Discover the heart of Louisiana’s wild beauty through its iconic swamp tours—what to know, where to go, and how to make the most of your adventure.
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Weekend in the Bayou: Events Happening Across Louisiana (May 9–11, 2025)
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Courir de Mardi Gras: The Rural Tradition You Didn’t Learn About in School
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Top 5 State Parks for Camping and Hiking in Louisiana
Louisiana is often known for its swamps, Cajun cuisine, jazz, and Mardi Gras celebrations.
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Exploring the Atchafalaya Basin: America’s Largest River Swamp
Louisiana is known for its diverse landscapes, from vibrant cities like New Orleans to the quiet beauty of the bayous.
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A Message from President George Washington to the People of Louisiana
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Fake Accountability: Why Ethics Reform Is Always DOA in Louisiana
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Exposing the $103 Million Medicaid Mismanagement: Citizens for a New Louisiana Holds LDH Accountable
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Ethics Under Fire: Louisiana Legislature Reshapes Oversight Amid Charges Against Governor Landry
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How Louisiana’s 'Good Old Boys' System Still Runs the Show—Even in the GOP
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House Health and Welfare Committee Votes to Medicate Louisianans Without Consent
Plus updates on the Medical Freedom Act (HB555), ivermectin (SB19), self spreading vaccines (HB419), geoengineering (SB46), rules for EUA drugs (HB690…
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Senate Committee Rejects Governor Landry’s Push for Licensing Board Power Grab
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Red on the Map, Blue in the Budget: Why High Taxes and Big Government Make Louisiana a Fake Red State
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Business & Economy

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A Pillar, Not the Foundation: Can Tourism Sustain Louisiana’s Economy?
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Season Passes, Silent Phones: The Blue Bayou Controversy
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Louisiana’s Population Rebound: Opportunity or Overload?
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Steel Rising: Hyundai’s $5.8 Billion Investment Transforms Louisiana’s Industrial Landscape
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CP2 LNG Approved: Louisiana Set to Host America’s Largest LNG Export Facility
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Global Energy Giants Target Louisiana: Woodside Energy and Saudi Aramco Eye $17.5 Billion LNG Project
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We Quietly Launched a Newsletter. Louisiana Responded
We started this journey quietly.
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Better Business, Not Bigger Burdens: Smarter Ways to Grow Louisiana’s Economy Without Raising Taxes
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Opinion & Editorial

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A Message from President George Washington to the People of Louisiana
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Fake Accountability: Why Ethics Reform Is Always DOA in Louisiana
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How Louisiana’s 'Good Old Boys' System Still Runs the Show—Even in the GOP
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Calling All Contributors: Help Us Tell Louisiana’s Story
Louisiana is unlike anywhere else in the country.
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If I Were Governor, Part 4: Education, Civics, and the Battle for the Next Generation
Reclaiming Louisiana’s Schools from Bureaucracy, Indoctrination, and Federal Overreach
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Red on the Map, Blue in the Budget: Why High Taxes and Big Government Make Louisiana a Fake Red State
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HB148: Price Fixing, Power Grabs, and Political Smoke
(Originally published in Citizens for a New Louisiana by Jamie Pope.
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Conservative in Name Only: Louisiana GOP Backs Insurance Overreach in HB 148
HB 148 hands government more control over insurance—and Republican lawmakers helped make it hap
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