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Proposed Louisiana constitutional amendment on tax limits slashes university research funding

Ellie Cowen, News Editor • 1 day ago

Louisiana voters will decide on March 29 whether to overhaul language in the state constitution around budget and taxation, lowering the maximum rate for income tax and increasing the income tax deduction...

Louisiana is facing up to $250 million in education budget cuts to make up for the state government's budget shortfall.

Louisiana votes to put Ten Commandments in every public classroom 

Bryce Oufnac , Staff Writer • August 28, 2024

On June 20, Gov. Jeff Landry signed a law requiring public schools in Louisiana to display posters of the Ten Commandments in classrooms.   From elementary to post-secondary schools, all Louisiana...

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Proposed bill to require Ten Commandments in Louisiana public schools

Sundee Win, Staff Writer • April 3, 2024

“I AM the LORD thy God. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”   These are the top two lines of the Ten Commandments, a set of biblical principles proposed to hang in each Louisiana...

HB71, a Louisiana House Bill proposed by Representative Dodie Horton on Feb. 8, requires the display of the Ten Commandments in all public classrooms.

Governor signs stricter tough-on-crime bills into law

Lillian Foster and Bryce Oufnac • March 13, 2024

Gov. Jeff Landry signed 11 bills into law on March 5 and eight additional bills on March 6 following the Louisiana Special Legislative Session on Crime.   “Our criminal justice system...

As of Dec. 4, Elf Bars are still being sold at The Boot Store.

New vape regulations take effect

Dylan Berman and Ellie Cowen • December 6, 2023

The time to stock up on your favorite vape may have passed. Legally, at least.    New restrictions on the sale of vapor products in Louisiana took effect as a result of Act 414. Popular...

According to NPR, in 2021, 35 states have introduced a bill limiting what schools can teach “with regard to race, American history, politics, sexual orientation and gender identity.”

Who should determine course curriculums?

Patrick Johnson, Staff Writer • November 15, 2023

As spring semester class registration opens, students browse sites like RateMyProfessor.com to understand the curriculum of their prospective courses. Although two courses may share the same title,...

Louisiana ‘super fog’ creates deadly I-55 pileup, hazardous conditions may return

Louisiana ‘super fog’ creates deadly I-55 pileup, hazardous conditions may return

Gabi Liebeler, Editor-in-Chief • October 24, 2023

A 158-car pileup on Louisiana’s Interstate Highway 55 killed at least seven people and injured at least 25 more on Monday.  The cause? Super fog. Super fog refers to the dangerous weather condition...

Campus Health provides free condoms and Plan B to students. Big Easy EC provides 24-hour Emergency Contraceptive delivery service operated by Tulane students.

Reproductive care still available at Tulane post Roe v. Wade

Emma Menard, Contributing Writer • October 20, 2023

The 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision altered the landscape of reproductive healthcare across America by reversing Roe v. Wade, which made abortion federally legal in 1973. The Dobbs decision...

Louisiana witnessed the lowest voter turnout for a governor’s election in over a decade. Out of three million registered voters, 36% voted in the state’s primary. In Orleans and Jefferson Parish, less than a third of qualified voters took to the polls.

Louisiana elects first Republican governor in eight years

Hannah Levitan and Martha Sanchez • October 18, 2023

For the last seven years, Governor John Bel Edwards has been the sole Democratic governor in the Deep South. But after this weekend’s gubernatorial election, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry...

Tulane medical students Sydney Kuo and Tiffany Quash organized a panel of healthcare experts to discuss the recent ban on gender affirming medical care for youth.

Tulane community responds to LA gender-affirming care ban

Sundee Win, Staff Writer • October 4, 2023

  Twenty-two states have passed laws or policies restricting gender-affirming care for youth in the U.S.   As of July, Louisiana is one of them.   Passed with a U.S. Senate...

As Diplomat in Residence, Shane Hough will guide students to careers in the State Department.

Shane Hough named new Diplomat in Residence

Raynah Jacobs, Contributing Writer • September 20, 2023

After two decades of foreign service, Shane Hough was named Tulane University’s new Diplomat in Residence this summer. In this position, Hough is responsible for recruiting the future generation...

"Basically, the water is on fire," Laura McKinney, director of environmental studies and sociology professor, said. “That should be concerning to anyone. The excessive heat that we've had since June, in terms of severity and duration, is simply unprecedented." Louisiana wildfires are worrying professors.

Wildfires throughout Louisiana prompt climate concern

Lindsay Ruhl, Breaking News Editor • September 13, 2023

Louisiana experienced the largest wildfires in the state’s history this summer, burning over 53,000 acres in August alone. Around 550 wildfires swept through the state's southwestern region in one...

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