Gordon Brillon

Capitol Views: Louisiana House panel sours on raw milk bill

A majority of the Louisiana House agriculture committee decided it couldn’t stomach a bill...

Capitol Views: Louisiana House panel sours on raw milk bill

A majority of the Louisiana House agriculture committee decided it couldn’t stomach a bill...

Capitol Views: Louisiana Senate committee advances ‘ban the box’ bill, shoots down food stamp work mandate

The “ban the box” movement, championed by President Barack Obama, scored another success today...

Capitol Views: Bill would force companies to follow new non-discrimination rules

If legislation passed today by a Senate committee makes it through the entire process,...

Capitol Views: Louisiana lawmakers take deep dive on immigration issues, including ‘sanctuary cities’ bill

Two bills approved by the Louisiana House Judiciary Committee today could put pressure on...

Capitol Views: Bill that would block removal of Confederate monuments dies in House committee

Editor’s note: This story has been corrected since its original publication. An earlier version...

Capitol Views: Louisiana Board of Regents partly to blame for higher education financial woes, lawmaker says

During a House Education Committee meeting today, Rep. Patricia Haynes Smith, D-Baton Rouge, told...

Capitol Views: House Education Committee only reports one TOPS bill favorably

Throw enough at the wall, eventually something’s going to stick. That was the attitude in...

Capitol Views: Senate committee approves minimum wage, equal pay bills

With a vote Gov. John Bel Edwards considers to be a good start for...

Capitol Views: Hospital cuts likely, DHH prioritizing LSU Health New Orleans and Shreveport

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals projects public-private partnerships at several hospitals across...