Politics

With property insurance underwriters fleeing Louisiana, Congressman Clay Higgins has filed legislation that would offer generous tax breaks to insurance companies.

LaPolitics: There has been quite a bit of conversation about the direction forward for House Republicans and the challenges encountered this term. There’s even...

Amendment 5 on November’s ballot would give local taxing authorities more time to decide if they want to “roll forward” millages that dictate property taxes for businesses and homeowners. 

Will Louisiana voters have a chance to see the frontrunners in the state's Nov. 8 U.S. Senate election on a debate stage this fall?

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is leading a group of 18 Republican attorneys general in opposition to U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s proposed Energy Independence...

Most politicos believe a serious candidate for governor will need at least $4 million in cash on hand by qualifying next summer.

Despite generally liking renewable energy, the majority of Louisiana voters oppose efforts to shift the state away from oil and gas,

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is among a number of Republican state officials aiming to change how state retirement plans are managed. 

Attorney General Jeff Landry’s annual alligator hunt, a fundraiser that was held last week in Acadiana, always causes a stir on social media. 

Louisiana's 2023 governor's race is still months away, but potential candidates are lining up, USA Today Network reports.  Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry passed out...

Louisiana legislators are once again discussing a possible path toward eliminating the state’s income tax.

A proposed constitutional amendment that was meant to protect Louisianans from forms of slavery and involuntary servitude may actually do just the opposite if passed into law by voters later this year

While Louisiana politics have historically been dominated by Democrats, Republicans began to assert control starting in 2008.

State Rep. Richard Nelson, R-Mandeville, believes dropping Louisiana’s income tax would put the state on a path to compete with the booming economies of Florida and Texas, two states that don't tax personal income.

Senate Health and Welfare Chair Fred Mills woke up Wednesday morning to emails, text messages and phone calls from foster families, state workers and...

After years of failed attempts to replace its aging voting machines, Louisiana is planning a wholesale redesign of the system used to cast ballots...

The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry today released its 2022 Legislative Scorecard, highlighting legislators inside the state Capitol who supported pro-business legislation in...

The campaign to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell gathered 3,000 signatures during its first three days of operation, mostly through pop-up events.

East Baton Rouge Parish School Board member Connie Bernard, whose online shopping during a meeting, as well as an altercation with a teen, put...

With so much speculation surrounding the possibility of U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy running for governor, politicos and pundits alike may have missed the fact...