Bryn Stole
NOLA.com
Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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Extra $300 in weekly unemployment benefits running out in Louisiana
The extra $300 federal boost to unemployment benefits paid from FEMA disaster funds will soon run out in Louisiana, with the final round of checks to hundreds of thousands of → Read More
Louisiana trying to transform 'lock and feed' local jails into places of rehabilitation
COTTONPORT — A pair of school buses, painted white and with bars welded across the windows, rolled slowly through the gates of Raymond Laborde Correctional Center in the August humidity. → Read More
Convicted felons out of prison on parole, probation now allowed to vote in Louisiana, but not all do
Bruce Reilly, 46, cast his first Louisiana ballot on Saturday, thanks to legislation that he helped to craft, which was passed by the Legislature last year and signed into law → Read More
Gov. John Bel Edwards calls Eddie Rispone attack ad "false and misleading"
A Republican opponent’s attack ad that labels him soft on crime is “false and misleading,” Gov. John Bel Edwards said on Friday, echoing the view of several conservative groups that → Read More
Baton Rouge police could consider more than seniority in promotions under bill that passed the House
The Louisiana House signed off on a proposal to tweak how the Baton Rouge Police Department promotes officers, endorsing changes to a system that relies almost exclusively on seniority to → Read More
Senators blast Louisiana Physical Therapy Board for handling of sexual assault allegations against therapists
State senators grilled Louisiana Physical Therapy Board officials for more than a hour on Wednesday over their handling of sexual assault allegations against licensed physical therapists. → Read More
Louisiana Senate backs strict limits on 'abhorrent practice' of jailing victims unwilling to testify
State senators unanimously voted to put strict limits on prosecutors’ ability to jail victims of sexual assault or domestic violence who are reluctant or unwilling to testify against their attackers. → Read More
Effort to abolish Louisiana's death penalty begins again in State Capitol
As the death chamber sits idle at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, the state’s executioners starved for nearly a decade of the drugs to kill the condemned, lawmakers in → Read More
Report: Will Wade's name, claim of $300K 'deal' for Naz Reid emerge in NCAA corruption trial
For the third time, beleaguered LSU men's basketball coach Will Wade found his name dragged into a federal investigation into college basketball on Monday, with evidence suggesting he'd tried to → Read More
Should a Louisiana sports group oversee professional wrestling? Rep. rumbles with regulators
They're rasslin' over pro wrestling regulation at the State Capitol. → Read More
Sources: LSU Board of Supervisors meets behind closed doors, expected Will Wade briefing
The LSU Board of Supervisors ran a tight-lipped meeting Tuesday evening, mentioning only "potential litigation" before heading behind closed doors and telling reporters nothing as they headed home. → Read More
New Orleans bail bond firms turn to Legislature in showdown over fees and refunds
Bail bond firms in New Orleans are looking to the Louisiana Legislature to resolve a legal standoff with state Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon over the fees they've been charging customers → Read More
Short-term state inmates from Louisiana's biggest cities headed to jails with more services
Corrections officials are using much of their savings from Louisiana’s trimmed prison population to house inmates from the state’s biggest parishes closer to home in a handful of jails with → Read More
Next for Will Wade? Latest legal spat before trial might keep coach off witness stand
Federal prosecutors are seeking to block defense attorneys in the NCAA basketball corruption case from presenting wide-ranging evidence of pervasive corruption among college basketball coaches -- a fight that will → Read More
LSU's Javonte Smart on 'middleman' Shannon Forman in Will Wade saga: 'I don’t have any comment'
The man who heard out LSU basketball coach Will Wade’s “strong-ass offer” for a recruit, believed to be Javonte Smart, is family friend Shannon Forman Sr., a former Baton Rouge → Read More
Will Wade's wiretap scandal a small part in sordid underworld of college hoops recruiting
Brian Bowen Jr. appeared destined for basketball stardom in the summer of 2017. A lanky guard from hardscrabble Saginaw, Michigan, Bowen was among the year’s most prized recruits, a five-star → Read More
Will Wade's suspension likely to last through NCAA Tournament; Javonte Smart decision could come soon
Suspended LSU basketball coach Will Wade won’t be returning to the Tigers bench until he sits down to answer questions from university administrators about reported FBI wiretaps capturing Wade talking → Read More
Nomadic Rams, having jilted home cities twice, have complicated relationship with fan base
The Rams have broken hearts and left behind bitter fans in two different cities — in St. Louis, where the team spent 21 years, won a Super Bowl and then → Read More
Trump eyes diverting flood protection funding, potentially including long-sought Louisiana projects, to build border wall
WASHINGTON — The White House is considering tapping Army Corps of Engineers post-disaster construction funds to build a border wall with Mexico under a plan Trump is considering to declare → Read More
President Trump to visit New Orleans next week to address Farm Bureau convention
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will visit New Orleans on Monday to address the American Farm Bureau Federation's annual convention. → Read More