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Alford: What to look for heading into the regular session
Important deadlines to file legislation for the regular session blew past last week, setting the stage for a somewhat quiet preelection gathering that will...
U.S. Reps. Graves and Scalise stump for energy bill heading to Senate
Passage of a comprehensive energy bill rolling back environmental and other policy changes made by the Biden administration could be a revenue windfall for...
Impact from ending state’s income tax wouldn’t be popular, lawmaker says
Rep. Jack McFarland, chair of the Louisiana Conservative Caucus, says legislators are mixed over a proposal to eliminate the individual income tax in Louisiana.
‘LaPolitics’: Louisiana’s congressional delegation is making moves
Hammer time: Second-term U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow of Start wielded the gavel on Capitol Hill this week, first presiding over the House Appropriations Committee’s...
See what bills Baton Rouge-area lawmakers have prefiled for session
Several Baton Rouge-area legislators filed business-related bills for the upcoming legislative session before prefiling closed Wednesday.
State lawmaker filing bill that restricts social media access for children
A Louisiana lawmaker is filing a bill that would require social media companies like TikTok or Instagram to secure parental consent before children can download the apps.
Alford: Dollars will drive regular session, but with elections as a backdrop
Money will be among the driving themes of the regular session that convenes April 10.
Senate insurance chair to propose appointing, not electing, insurance commissioner
The chair of the Louisiana Senate Insurance Committee plans to file legislation that would make the position of insurance commissioner appointed rather than elected.
‘LaPolitics’: Pay raise politics during an election year
Some of the folks inside the Capitol are framing state Rep. Joe Marino, I-Gretna, the sponsor of a legislative pay raise bill, as the...
Donelon backs tort reform benefiting homeowner insurance companies
After pushing so-called tort reform legislation in 2020 that failed to reduce auto insurance rates, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon
Louisiana budget negotiations face additional barrier with spending cap
Gov. John Bel Edwards and state lawmakers may have to clear additional hurdles this year to spend all the money available to them in the next 15 months.
See how much a proposed bill would raise Louisiana legislators’ pay
A bill the Louisiana Legislature will consider would give state lawmakers their first raise in over 40 years.
Alford: Will the governor’s race divide the GOP?
There are three important areas of inquiry worth exploring at this hour in Louisiana’s developing race for governor:
How Republicans just gained a supermajority in the Louisiana House
Republicans now have supermajority in both Louisiana’s House and Senate after iconic Rep. Francis Thompson of Delhi switched his party registration following nearly 50...
‘LaPolitics’: Down ballot races developing
Secretary of state: Public Service Commissioner Mike Francis, R-Jena, announced his candidacy this week. He’s running against Republican Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin, and...
LABI pushing for lower taxes on premiums to lure more insurers to state
Lowering Louisiana’s relatively high taxes on insurance premiums could help to attract more insurers to the state, says Jim Patterson
Next governor must ‘have a record of doing more than just talking,’ Garret Graves...
Graves did not discuss any candidate by name while speaking today to the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge, but he urged his listeners to consider the contenders carefully and not vote based on name recognition or a good speech.
Poll shows these two candidates neck and neck in Louisiana governor’s race
A new poll shows Democrat Shawn Wilson and Republican Jeff Landry neck and neck early in the Louisiana governor's race, USA Today Network reports.
However,...
With hearing in St. George appeal over, it’s back to waiting for litigants
Following this morning’s hearing, both sides in the fight over whether the incorporation of St. George in East Baton Rouge Parish should be allowed to go forward will await the appeals court’s decision.
Jim Donelon won’t seek reelection; nine insurers apply for incentive program
Longtime Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, who was tasked with finding solutions to lower property insurance costs that have been plaguing the state, announced today that he will not seek reelection in October.
