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Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator
Greg LaRose has covered news for more than 30 years in Louisiana. Before coming to the Louisiana Illuminator, he was the chief investigative reporter for WDSU-TV in New Orleans. He previously led the government and politics team for The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com, and was editor in chief at New Orleans CityBusiness. Greg's other career stops include Tiger Rag, South Baton Rouge Journal, the Covington News Banner, Louisiana Radio Network and multiple radio stations.
Three-judge panel in U.S. appeals court hears arguments in abortion pill case
By: Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator and Jennifer Shutt - May 18, 2023
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court panel quizzed lawyers during oral arguments Wednesday over a Texas judge’s decision that could end access to the abortion pill nationwide. Observers see the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals as a legal way station for the case, in which anti-abortion groups sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, […]
It should be no surprise ‘the most pro-life’ Trump is waffling on abortion
By: Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator - April 24, 2023
It’s not that former President Donald Trump says one thing and does another. It’s that he says and does whatever he wants, but very purposefully. Both must provide him with some sort of personal, business or political advantage. As anti-abortion stalwarts are now learning, Trump won’t say anything if that benefits him the most. One […]
Lawsuit says ICE ‘severely’ limits attorney access to immigrant detainees
By: Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator - October 19, 2022
Lawyers for immigrant detainees at federal correctional centers in Louisiana, Texas, Florida and Arizona say the federal government is illegally preventing them from effectively communicating with their clients. Their lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that spells out the obstacles they have faced. Attorneys said their access to […]
Federal judge blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Head Start staff
By: Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator - September 21, 2022
A federal judge in Louisiana has issued a permanent injunction to block the Biden administration’s mandate that all Head Start program workers, volunteers and contractors be vaccinated for COVID-19. A temporary injunction had been in place since January after Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and his counterparts in 23 states filed against the federal government […]