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Gov. Jim Pillen is joined by other state senators as he announces that the state will participate in the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer Program after previously saying Nebraska wouldn't take part during a press conference in the Warner Chamber at the Capitol, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in Lincoln, Neb. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)

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14 GOP-led states have turned down federal money to feed low-income kids in the summer. Here's why
By JONATHAN MATTISE AND GEOFF MULVIHILL - Associated Press
Thu,02/15/24-11:19PM , 194 Reads
Lower-income families with school-age kids can get help from the federal government paying for groceries this summer, unless they live in one of the 14 states that have said no to joining the program this year.
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Editorial Roundup: Louisiana - Advisory
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thu,02/15/24-1:04AM , 190 Reads
Eds: The Louisiana editorial roundup will not move this week due to a lack of editorials of state-wide interest. We will resume the roundup at its normal time on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.

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A sign hangs at the Death Row building at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, Sept. 18, 2009 in Angola, La. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday, Jan 31, 2024, hinted at his willingness to explore expanding the state’s methods of executing those on death row, saying that he is committed to upholding “contractual obligations” between the state and victims’ families after the death penalty has been handed down in court. ( AP Photo/Judi Bottoni, File )

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Louisiana lawmaker proposes adding nitrogen gas and electrocution to the state's execution methods
By SARA CLINE - Associated Press
Wed,02/14/24-7:56PM , 398 Reads
BATON ROGUE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's infamous electric chair — dubbed by death row inmates as “Gruesome Gertie” — was last used for an execution in 1991, when the state moved to lethal injections as the sole method to carry out capital punishment.
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The Louisiana Capitol stands prominently, April 4, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. A major Louisiana health insurer's plan to reorganize and sell itself to insurance giant Elevance Health for $2.7 billion was shelved hours ahead of a scheduled public hearing Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, in Baton Rouge, where critics of the sale have voiced various concerns over the proposal. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith, File)

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A $2.7 billion sale of a major Louisiana health insurer is off table for the second time in a year
By KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press
Wed,02/14/24-12:47PM , 208 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A major Louisiana health insurer's plan to reorganize and sell itself to insurance giant Elevance Health for $2.7 billion was shelved hours ahead of a scheduled public hearing Wednesday in Baton Rouge, where critics of the sale have voiced various concerns over the proposal.
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