 BY DEANNA B. NARVESON | Staff writer Louisiana homeowners and businesses have paid more for electricity but received increasingly less reliable and resilient power over the past several years, according to a new analysis from the state legislative auditor. And the state's demand for power in the coming years is only going up, with increasingly extreme weather (last week could be a good example) and the rise of AI technology, which uses large amounts of electricity. Louisiana's terrain, infrastructure and reliance on natural gas pose challenges for improving the energy grid. Read the full story from reporter David Mitchell.
President Donald Trump, who on Friday talked about shutting down the Federal Emergency Management Agency, on Sunday night issued orders for a commission to investigate the disaster response agency that is so familiar to people in hurricane-prone south Louisiana. Read the full story about the orders.
LSU removed a tenured law professor from the classroom due to comments he made earlier this month during a first-year law school class, according to the professor's lawyer. She argued the move amounted to content-based censorship. Read more. | 
