Pelican State News – July 09, 2025
The Spectacle Podcast: The Real Truth Behind The Epstein Client List
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Despite promising the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, Attorney General Pam Bondi put out a memo stating that there was “no incriminating ‘client list’” and a lack of evidence to suggest that Epstein was paying girls for sex acts. The Spectacle Podcast hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discuss their disbelief and criticisms of […]
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SADOW: Put LA Public Defense Board Out of Misery
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This space earlier this year mused whether Louisiana needed a board of appointees to oversee public defense. It appears recent events reveal it doesn’t really matter as it seems largely irrelevant. This week, the Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board met to decide whether five of the state’s district public defenders had lost their jobs at the […]
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VILLERE: Senator Cassidy Has the Right Idea on Drug Prices
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Down here in Louisiana, we’ve got enough financial worries, especially after four years of Biden-induced inflation. Yet, Louisianians also have to worry about prescription drug prices. Whether you’re in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, or Shreveport, folks know the feeling of showing up at the pharmacy, and even with insurance, the price makes your heart race. Americans […]
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Anti-ICE protest calls for end to immigrant arrests
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By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Hundreds of people from around the country descended on New Orleans last Tuesday to protest the ongoing, and brutal arrests
City offers updates on delayed pay for lifeguards, summer camp counselors
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By Aliana Mediratta Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — After bureaucratic issues delayed paychecks for dozens of lifeguards and summer camp counselors in June, the New Orleans
Air pollution questions linger over Alabo Street Wharf
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By Delaney Dryfoos The Lens Many Holy Cross residents remain adamantly opposed to the “revitalization” of the Alabo Street Wharf, a warehouse along the Mississippi
Could free fares save Lafayette’s ailing bus system?
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Lafayette’s transit authority struggles to attract and retain enough drivers to keep buses running smoothly. Eliminating fares might help
LPSS construction director demoted to old ag teaching job amid criminal probe
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Construction, Facilities and Maintenance Director Robert Gautreaux has been demoted to his old job teaching agricultural science to students, having lasted less than two years overseeing construction projects for the district.
Deadly floods surprised Texas — here’s Lafayette’s emergency response plan
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Lafayette Consolidated Government recently announced the completion of a new emergency preparedness plan. Here’s how it would work in a flood event.
Judge turns down attempt by Trump administration to dismiss Abrego Garcia suit
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A federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s attempts to dismiss a lawsuit by wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was returned to the United States last month. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis submitted a brief paperless order that did not elaborate on her reasoning for denying two government requests to dismiss […]
Doctors, advocates hold out hope for appeals in abortion privacy rule case
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Two pending lawsuits over a 2024 federal rule protecting certain reproductive health information from disclosure are on hold while the Trump administration decides whether to appeal a Texas judge’s June decision that declared the rule unlawful and void. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued an opinion nullifying the federal rule that shielded reproductive health information from […]
US Education Department to revive student loan interest for borrowers in SAVE program
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WASHINGTON — Interest accrual on the debt of nearly 7.7 million student loan borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education plan will resume Aug. 1, the U.S. Education Department said Wednesday. The Biden-era income-driven repayment plan better known as SAVE saw legal challenges from several GOP-led states beginning in 2024, creating uncertainty for […]
Three arrested, one sought following Kenner shooting
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Three men have been arrested, and a fourth person is being sought following a shooting that happened in Kenner on Tuesday, July 8.
Man wounded following New Orleans East shooting
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A man has been hospitalized following a shooting that happened in New Orleans East, near the Little Woods neighborhood, on Wednesday evening, July 8.
Gov. Landry shares thoughts following FEMA Review Council meeting
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has played a role in Louisiana Storm Relief for decades, providing the state with about $47 billion since 2003 according to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
BRPD: Man shot in stomach Wednesday night on Florida Boulevard
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BATON ROUGE – A man suffered a gunshot wound to the stomach Wednesday night on Florida Boulevard, Baton Rouge Police officials said.
Police said the shooting happened around 1300 Florida Boulevard. Emergency officials said the person went to the hospital on their own.
No other information was immediately available.
EBRSO: Zachary man arrested for child pornography, solicitation of minors
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ZACHARY – Deputies arrested a Zachary man for multiple counts of child pornography, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office said.
Austin Granger, 28, allegedly uploaded child pornography to Twitter, leading to a tip to deputies in May 2025. Deputies subpoenaed messages from Granger, including multiple videos of child pornography as well as messages from him in a chat with users who identified themselves as fifteen or younger.
Deputies booked Granger for six counts of pornography involving juveniles and six counts of computer-aided solicitation of a minor.
1 in 3 teens nationwide has prediabetes, according to new CDC data
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GONZALES — New data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that one in three teens nationwide has prediabetes.
“It’s alarming and it should really be a wake-up call, a come to Jesus moment for parents and teenagers to have some serious conversations about their health and their future.” Ochsner Health’s Clayton Runfalo, M.D. said.
According to the CDC, prediabetes is when your blood glucose, or blood sugar levels, are higher than normal, but not high enough to be classified as diabetes. If not treated, prediabetes can lead to type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes.
“Diabetes isn’t a sugar problem, it’s an insulin problem, and that creates the sugar issues that we talk about. Your body uses sugar for fuel. It’s the fuel it runs on. It’s the gas for your engine. The trouble is, your body can’t use the sugar without insulin,” Runfalo said.
Runfalo says that insulin is essentially the key that unlocks the doors to cells and tissues, allowing sugar to enter and be used for energy.
Diabetes, on the other hand, is a chronic disease where the body either doesn’t produce enough insulin or can’t effectively use the insulin it produces, leading to high blood sugar levels.
One of the main risk factors that can lead to prediabetes is being overweight, Runfalo said.
“When you’re overweight and you have extra adipose tissue on your body, that affects hormone levels, it affects insulin levels, it can make your body not run as efficiently as it should,” he said.
Runfalo discussed several small changes that teens can make to their everyday routine that can delay or prevent prediabetes from becoming type 2 diabetes, such as physical activity.
“At school, you know during your lunch break, often kids may have an extra five or 10 minutes,” he said.
“Instead of sitting in the cafeteria or sitting on a bench outside, get some friends together, go for a walk around the courtyard, or go for a walk around the campus. When you get home from school, if you take the bus, grab a couple of friends and go for a walk up and down the street for 5 to 10 minutes.”
Equally as important as exercise, Runfalo said, is diet.
“Fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, small portion size. It’s surprising how little of a portion size we actually need to survive,” Runfalo said.
Runfalo also recommended that parents plan out their teen or child’s lunch the night before to make sure they’re getting the key foods. He emphasized how important it is to avoid packaged and processed foods.
Ochsner Health also recommends drinking water more, as it makes you feel full and prevents overeating.
Rayne police identify man found dead in pond
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Rayne police have identified the man found dead in a private pond off Church Point-Rayne Highway as 45-year-old Joshua Brandon Marshall.
Trump compliments Liberian President Joseph Boakai for speaking English, the official language of Liberia
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President Trump hailed Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his mastery of English Wednesday during a meeting with African leaders at the White House. English is the official language of Liberia.
President Trump’s pick to lead NOAA commits to prioritizing staffing at agency
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President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration called staffing NOAA weather offices a “top priority” — but also supported proposed budget cuts at the agency.
River parish residents sue to protect enslaved persons buried at proposed Formosa Plastics site
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For nearly six years, the community has faced resistance from the company trying to limit their access to the sacred burial grounds.
WWL Louisiana presses governor on FEMA funding
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Governor Jeff Landry spoke with reporters after Wednesday’s meeting of the FEMA Review Council.
No more bare feet at TSA: Shoe removal rule finally retired
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After nearly two decades, travelers at U.S. airports can keep their shoes on thanks to upgraded technology.
