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The Tulane Hullabaloo

Student newspaper serving Tulane University, Uptown New Orleans

The Tulane Hullabaloo

Student newspaper serving Tulane University, Uptown New Orleans

The Tulane Hullabaloo

A new sales tax increase across the state was passed by Governor Jeff Landry's new tax plan to make up for cuts in corporate and personal income taxes.

Sales tax increases in Louisiana and Orleans Parish

Bryce Oufnac, Staff Writer December 4, 2024

Gov. Jeff Landry’s new tax plan will increase sales tax across all parishes, solidifying Louisiana’s historical standing as one of the states with the highest sales tax.  “We have made generational...

Gov. Jeff Landry declares natural gas 'clean energy'

Gov. Jeff Landry declares natural gas ‘clean energy’

Olivia Warren November 6, 2024

“Natural gas is affordable, reliable, and clean energy,” is Gov. Jeff Landry’s newest proclamation.   The governor released the proclamation on Oct. 16, giving 23 justifications, including the...

“I could feel a certain sense of cognitive dissonance at the concert...seeing how much money was spent on the inside, but seeing the homeless encampments being swept up on the outside,” junior Syna Pal said.

Taylor Swift concert leads to excitement, economic boom, increased security

Marley Marsalis, Contributing Writer October 30, 2024

From Oct. 25 to 27, Taylor Swift continued her worldwide “The Eras Tour” at the New Orleans Caesars Superdome. The city took advantage of the influx of tourism and attention that her concert brought...

Gov. Landry declares Oct. 7 as day of observance for Israel

Gov. Landry declares Oct. 7 as day of observance for Israel

Lillian Foster, Breaking News Editor October 16, 2024

Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order marking Monday, Oct. 7 as a day of observance to honor victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel. The order requires all U.S. and Louisiana state flags...

On Sept. 13, Gov. Jeff Landry held a press conference confronting the New Orleans Sewage and Water Board about their hurricane preparedness just two days after Hurricane Francine hit the Gulf Coast.

Gov. Landry denies $29 million request for hurricane preparedness infrastructure

Bryce Oufnac, Staff Writer October 2, 2024

On Sept. 13, Gov. Jeff Landry landed at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport for a press conference with New Orleans and Louisiana officials. Among the chaos, Landry confronted the...

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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...

Louisiana refocuses its efforts in its ‘War on Drugs’

Jonathan Krantz, Staff Writer March 5, 2018

In a televised address in 1989, President George H. W. Bush displayed a bag of cocaine and exposed the nation's opioid epidemic, marking the first strike in what would eventually be dubbed the "War on...

Louisiana attorney general oversteps authority, causes conflict

Camille Frink, Staff Writer February 2, 2017

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has made headlines recently by sparring with local and state officials over the growing presence of his office in New Orleans crime control. The growth of his investigative...

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