Politics & Policy

A recent survey of mental health providers found dissatisfaction with several of the organizations the state uses to manage Medicaid services.

The fund Louisiana uses to pay benefits to unemployed workers falls short of federal standards for solvency, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation.

Lawmakers grilled Louisiana Department of Health officials about the botched nursing home evacuation during...

If the pandemic, Hurricane Ida and the roof of the Superdome catching fire didn’t provide enough drama for you in September, you can always find further political intrigue in the courts, which have hosted major developments in class-action lawsuits this month.   

Partisan budget disagreements on Capitol Hill will likely impact the implementation of new flood insurance rates scheduled to take effect Oct. 1, according to U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge.

Louisiana’s decision to opt out of enhanced federal unemployment benefits did not lead to significant employment growth, the Legislature’s top economist says. 

Gov. John Bel Edwards said today that he is confident Congress will ultimately pass a supplemental disaster aid package to benefit Louisiana and other states recovering from hurricanes, fires and freezes during the past two years, but acknowledged partisan politics could delay delivery, USA Today Network reports. 

Organizers of the St. George incorporation effort say they may file de-annexation requests on behalf of property owners who live within the city limits and want out.

President Joe Biden’s executive order that companies with 100 or more employees must ensure their workers are vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested weekly for the illness seems legal under current interpretations of the law and the U.S. Constitution, but opponents have at least three legal arguments they can try, LSU law professor John Devlin says. 

The cost of power restorations and repairs in Louisiana from Hurricane Ida could approach $3 billion, with many customers asked to cover bills without federal aid.