Politics & Policy

State lawmakers are set to consider making it illegal for people under 21 to enter a bar, even to work there. 

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Nearly two years ago, an errant spark inside a mill in north Louisiana caused an explosion so big it destroyed all the building’s equipment and blew a corrugated fiberglass wall 100 feet. 

Some of the nation's leading founders, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, didn’t think the new Constitution would last more than two decades, notes Patrick Butler, president and CEO of America’s Public Television Stations.

Legislation moving through the Louisiana House would amend the state constitution to mandate higher payments with surplus funds to address unfunded pension liabilities.

Louisiana officials still expect to receive about $1 billion to promote broadband internet access in the state thanks to the federal infrastructure bill passed in late 2021.

Current and former members of the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council are at odds over a proposed state law that would create a local exception to rules governing the makeup of fire and police civil service boards. 

A proposal to require industrial air monitoring to protect Louisiana residents from chemical air pollutants cleared an early obstacle in the state Legislature on Tuesday. 

Methanex USA is seeking close to $16.5 million in rebates from Louisiana’s Quality Jobs program on a $1.3 billion investment in Ascension Parish.