The United Methodist Church is holding its first General Conference since the pandemic and will consider whether to change policies on several LGBTQ issues.
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Each Wednesday in May at noon features free concerts at the Pavillion at 7th Square
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The event will be held online on Wednesday, May 1, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. on Election Day. Anyone in line at 8 p.m. will be allowed to vote.
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Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop F began investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash on LA 146 near Nig-Dorsey Road.
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Journalist Ari Berman says the founding fathers created a system that concentrated power in the hands of an elite minority — and that their decisions continue to impact American democracy today.
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The prosecution is arguing that Donald Trump wanted to keep information out of the public fearing that it would turn off voters in 2016. The defense argues Trump did nothing illegal.
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Yale University, Emerson College and New York University are among the few schools where students are staging encampments calling for divestment from Israel.
The House bills largely mirror a foreign aid package that passed the Senate in February, with aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The House has an additional bill targeting Iran, China and Russia.
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Louisiana District 34 Senator Katrina R. Jackson discussed with host Dr. Pearson Cross the rollout of broadband internet access to rural parishes in northeast Louisiana.
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