Strong early voting reported in Texas as Biden faces uphill battle after saying he wants to “transition away from” oil and gas production [videos]

UVA Health threatens to discipline, suspend, fire employee who refuses to get flu vaccine

Listen: How Kamala Harris helped destroy a CA addiction center

Amazon expanding throughout Texas, new fulfillment center in Waco is latest endeavor

Politics, competition with religious schools, far outweighed science in school shutdown decisions, analysis found

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to federal criminal charges in $8 billion settlement

Reports: Biden’s tax plan would increase taxes across the board, estimates vary by how much

Ochsner Medical Center ranked top hospital in Louisiana, U.S. News study finds

7 constitutional amendments and gambling referendum are on the Louisiana ballot

Analysis: $15 federal minimum wage would cost more than 2 million in job losses

$11 million in federal funding going to Louisiana childcare providers

Entergy: Post-Laura electricity restoration could cost up to $1.7 billion

Arrival to build its first U.S. electric vehicle factory in South Carolina

Senators introduce bill to amend Section 230, FCC announces new rule change to ‘clarify meaning’

Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate blocking of NY Post stories by Twitter [video]

Senate Committee to investigate Biden emails obtained by New York Post

Pew: At least 17 states have drawn from their rainy day funds this year to cover fiscal shortfalls

WHO leader urges world leaders to stop using lockdowns as primary control method for coronavirus [videos]

Covid-era economy in Louisiana ranked worst among the 50 states

Analysis: Staggers Rail Act deregulation has enabled rail industry to thrive even during times of national crisis