Matt Bloom
Morning Edition Producer, Reporter - Louisiana Public Radio-
Louisiana lawmakers will have their hands full, with more than 850 prefiled bills to consider before the regular legislative session is scheduled to end on June 12. -
The plaintiffs, a group of Louisiana voters who identify as non-African American, say the map violates the Equal Protection Clause, which says you cannot use race as the primary factor in how district boundaries are drawn. -
Louisiana health officials describes the new psychiatric hospital as a state-of-the-art facility in Pineville, designed for up to 116 patients with severe and persistent mental illnesses. -
Parts of South Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi saw more than nine inches of snow on the ground, according to preliminary estimates from the National Weather Service. -
School officials point out that of the more than 3,000 colleges and universities in the United States, Centenary College is the 43rd oldest. -
State and local officials are reassuring New Orleans residents that the city is safe. -
Louisiana ranks #43 in Lung Cancer Survival Rates in the U.S. at 22.9%, well below the national average. -
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple points to one factor in particular for the high rates: Louisiana motorists are more likely to claim an injury following a wreck. -
Louisiana longshoremen are calling for higher wages and more protections against automation. -
Tulane University researchers surveyed over 3,300 US adults and found that 82% of women and 42% of men have experienced some form of sexual harassment or assault in their lifetime.
