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Greg LaRose
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.
My Pillow conspiracy theorist plans drone surveillance of Louisiana voting sites, report says
By: Greg LaRose - August 22, 2023
My Pillow pitchman Mike Lindell, a prolific purveyor of unfounded 2020 election fraud, revealed a new strategy Thursday to sniff out suspicious activity at polling precincts, the Daily Beast reports. It involves Louisiana, drones and potentially breaking the law. Lindell shared his plans with attendees at a symposium in Springfield, Missouri, called the “Election Crime […]
Three-judge panel in U.S. appeals court hears arguments in abortion pill case
By: Greg LaRose and Jennifer Shutt - May 17, 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, […]
Abortion would be punishable as murder under new Louisiana proposal
By: Greg LaRose - May 6, 2022
Less than 48 hours after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling was leaked, indicating the landmark abortion ruling in Roe v. Wade would be overturned, Louisiana lawmakers acted aggressively to bolster state law that bans the procedure. The House Committee for the Administration of Criminal Justice advanced a bill Wednesday that would treat anyone who undergoes […]