Politics & Policy

First Assistant to the Secretary of State Nancy Landry is a former Republican state representative from Lafayette, who resigned in 2019 to work for Ardoin.

A Louisiana House committee took no action Tuesday on a dozen tax credit proposals that would cost roughly $1.48 billion in state revenue.

Most of the nation's major professional sports leagues, along with media companies Fox and NBCUniversal, are creating an alliance to ensure that sports betting advertising is done responsibly and does not target minors.

Partners on the University Lakes project are waiting on permits from the Army Corps of Engineers to start construction. 

Baton Rouge’s three riverboat casinos collected a combined 16% more in revenue during March than in February, according to the latest numbers from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.

Ship agency, stevedoring and terminal operations company T. Parker Host is relocating its headquarters from Norfolk, Virginia, to south Louisiana, according to Biz New Orleans.

As the 2023 governor's election nears, the campaign war chest of Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry has far surpassed the cash on hand of the state's five other prominent gubernatorial candidates—combined.

The Louisiana Legislature is in the second week of its fiscal session. This kind of session occurs every other year and allows lawmakers to introduce and debate tax-related topics.

A recent audit of the Louisiana Department of Health uncovered a dozen financial and management issues, many involving problems that have plagued the agency for years.

In case you missed it, a proposal to eliminate the state income tax in Louisiana was pulled aside Monday after lawmakers questioned its impact on public education, health care and the poor.