Gov. Jeff Landry signed an emergency declaration Friday after Louisiana SNAP recipients were warned that no new benefits will be available in November amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.

Pending legislation could set the stage for the removal of one or both of the state's majority-Black districts.

All Louisiana SNAP recipients should be aware that there will be no new benefits added to their cards starting Nov. 1 unless the federal government in Washington, D.C., reopens

BATON ROUGE, La. ( Louisiana Illuminator) – A Canadian mining company plans to build a facility in Calcasieu Parish to refine rare earth metals used in a variety of motors and electronics in the consumer, technology and defense industries.

Democrats continued to object, saying the plan could cause voter confusion and get the state in legal trouble.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is calling for LSU to build a statue in honor of the legacy of Charlie Kirk. "We're going to put a challenge out to the LSU Board of Supervisors to find a place to put a statue of Charlie Kirk to defend the freedom of speech on college campuses," Landry said in a social media video.

Gov. Jeff Landry signed an emergency order Friday approving food assistance benefits through November for children, elderly and disabled people as concerns mount over a potential federal shutdown.

State Representative Julie Emerson of Lafayette is chair of the powerful Louisiana House Ways and Means Committee.

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Authorities in Georgia are working to track down Shaquille O'Neal's missing luxury Range Rover after it disappeared on its way to Louisiana.