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Louisiana has halted payments on tens of thousands of new unemployment claims filed after Nov. 5 as it weeds through potentially fraudulent claims. Read the full story
Ruffin Rodrigue Jr., a former LSU football player who opened the Ruffino's restaurants in Baton Rouge and Lafayette, died unexpectedly from a heart attack Tuesday night. He was 53. Read the full story
Only seven parishes in Louisiana still have the ability to keep bars open for indoor service, after Gov. John Bel Edwards rolled back coronavirus restrictions and put the state in a modified version of Phase 2. Read the full story
High school athletic events, including the start of the football playoffs this weekend, will continue under Gov. John Bel Edwards' latest coronavirus restrictions, but they will happen under tighter capacity limits and social distancing measures that are now required. Read the full story
Law firm Husch Blackwell will meet with LSU leadership Wednesday to begin its investigation into the school's handlings of sexual and domestic assault cases. Read the full story
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