Louisiana Supreme Court map advances out of Senate committee

A Louisiana Senate committee advanced a map of revised state Supreme Court districts today...

Sides submit competing Louisiana Senate district maps for consideration

After weeks of working to build consensus around a new Louisiana Senate district map,...

Louisiana Legislature gets to work on new political maps 

The Louisiana Legislature opened its special session on political redistricting Tuesday with 22 proposals for reworking boundaries for the state’s seats in Congress, the state Senate, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Public Service Commission and on the state Supreme Court. More proposals are in the works for the Louisiana House of Representatives.

New Board of Regents administrator has professors concerned about tenure

A new addition to the staff at the Louisiana Board of Regents has many...

Edwards faces budget battle with lawmakers over how to spend extra cash

As expected, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana lawmakers were not on the same...

Suit challenging state’s early end to enhanced jobless benefits dismissed

A lawsuit that challenged Gov. John Bel Edwards’ decision to end additional unemployment benefits early was dismissed Wednesday by a state judge in Baton Rouge.

Plan requiring Entergy users to pay monthly fee for storm recovery moves forward

The Louisiana Bond Commission signed off Thursday on a plan to let Entergy Louisiana cover its storm recovery costs through a $3.2 billion bond sale that its customers would pay back over the next two decades.

Louisiana’s Voting System Commission weighs paper ballot option 

Louisiana’s Voting System Commission met Wednesday to learn about new certification standards for voting machines, part of its assigned task to upgrade the state’s outdated equipment.

Louisiana among states with the most essential highway safety laws 

Louisiana has some of the best highway safety laws in the nation according to...

Ronnie Johns still drawing state GOP’s wrath for skipping veto session

A faction of GOP members wants the Louisiana Senate to block the appointment of...