Louisiana opened a special enrollment period yesterday for 274k Medicaid recipients who need to switch Medicaid plans because Elevance/Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana is ending its Medicaid plan in 2027. #lalege

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Is ‘open court’ open? Question lingers at New Orleans courthouse months after AG Murrill indictment. www.nola.com/news/open-co... via @nolanews.bsky.social #lalege

Interim Southern University President Orlando McMeans wants the task force studying how to revamp the state’s higher education funding formula to take underfunding of Louisiana’s largest historically Black college into consideration. #lalege #lagov

Louisiana's largest Medicaid provider may no longer allow its enrollees to have insurance coverage at Louisiana's largest hospital system, affecting 70,000 patients. #lalege

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Louisiana Medicaid provider might end its coverage for Ochsner network, affecting 70,000 patients lailluminator.com/2026/10/13/m... (from @jsodonoghue.bsky.social) #lalege

Data centers, water rates are key issues in three-way race for Louisiana utility board www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/... via @theadvocatebr.bsky.social #lalege

🗳️ JOLPOL endorses these pro- #Justice, #Opportunity, & #Liberty candidates for 11/3 General #Election2026 #Midterms2026 #Elections2026:
🗳️ East #BatonRouge Parish, #Louisiana: District #Attorney / #Prosecutor: Ryan Thompson! #GOTV #VOTE #LApol #LAlegis #LAlege #CJReform ⚖️

🗳️ JOLPOL endorses these pro- #Justice, #Opportunity, & #Liberty candidates for 11/3 General #Election2026 #Midterms2026 #Elections2026:
🗳️ #Louisiana Public Service #Commission, #PSC: 5: James Green! #GOTV #VOTE #LApol #LAlegis #LAlege ⚖️

$1K buyout, potential penalties, few guardrails: See details of SpaceX's deal with Vermilion Parish. www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/new... via @theadvocateaca.bsky.social #lalege

Some Louisianians could see their tax bills triple — the biggest increase in the country — following the expiration of a law that kept forgiven student loan debt from being treated as income, according to a new report. #lalege #lagov

The Louisiana Democratic Party changed their endorsement in the 5th Congressional District from state Rep. Pat Moore to construction company owner Antonio Wilson. Here's why. #lalege #lagov

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He's also going to ruin 125,000 acres along the Louisiana Gulf Coast, while lying about bringing 3,000 jobs initially and 10,000 jobs ultimately – in exchange for an estimated $27.5 Billion tax incentive and legal exemption package.

I hope the gov and #LaLege are happy with their payoffs.

Voters face 10 constitutional amendments on the Nov. 3 ballot, dealing with property taxes, term limits, bail rights, retirement debt and more. We have a handy PAR Louisiana guide that breaks them down. We take no positions on them, just provide information: parlouisiana.org/wp-content/u... #lalege

🗣️Calling all Louisiana voters !!

Do you still NOT have the Geaux Vote app?

It’s so easy to use .. and you can check your active voting status with a few clicks every day.

#lalege #lagov 

Is AI a threat to humanity? Louisiana candidates for the US Senate, 5th and 6th districts say the AI industry should have guardrails but don't provide many details. From @eplunk.bsky.social and me. #lalege

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Grambling State’s Martin Lemelle is Louisiana’s youngest university president — and one of the most ambitious. His plan is to transform Grambling into just the 16th HBCU, out of 107 total, to be designated as a research university. #lalege #lagov

The UL System has hired a consulting firm to examine its athletics budget problems and recommend solutions, including whether its member schools should move to a lower Division I subdivision or even drop to Division II or III. #lalege #lagov

Louisiana lawmakers increased the amount of public money the state will spend on college sports championships, rodeos and other entertainment events in this fiscal year to at least $12.1 million in direct support, @jsodonoghue.bsky.social reports #lalege #lagov

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#LSU will be made a Distinguished Military College, a newly revived federal designation that offers graduates of its Reserve Officer Training Corps program priority in becoming a commissioned military officer, DOD Secretary Pete Hegseth announced #lalege

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and her counterparts in Arkansas and Alabama are suing three blue states over laws that grant immunity to doctors who prescribe abortion-inducing medication to people in states where it is illegal. #lalege #lagov