5 Intriguing articles from The Hayride #61

Week of June 29th, 2025

Hello all,

Happy Sunday, and welcome back to the Louisiana First Standard.

We have some great articles to share from The Hayride blog that I enjoyed reading last week. What’s more, I published my own article on The Hayride last week about the ongoing search for the next President of LSU (article #6 in this list). So, definitely make sure to read that specific article.

What’s more, you’ll find a few articles from last week about the impacts of the US Congress’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” on the state of Louisiana— in addition to a key SCOTUS ruling on Louisiana’s controversial Congressional district map.

Without further ado, let’s dive right into today’s list:

#1 “Court Punt Likely Means Louisiana back to two M/M map” by Jeff Sadow

#2 “Royce Duplessis Is Running For Mayor Of New Orleans” by Sen. Conrad Appel

#3 “Louisiana, Medicaid And The Big Beautiful Bill” by Scott McKay

#4 “Successful Carbon Capture Bills from the 2025 Regular Session” by Rep. Chuck Owen

#5 “How the Big Beautiful Bill Will Keep Louisiana’s Energy Industry Strong” by Jeff Crouere

My article

#6 “Matt “DEI” Lee has No Business Becoming LSU’s Next President” by Yours Truly

Thank you all for reading, and may Christ Jesus bless the state of Louisiana! Only Louisiana First!