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How Baton Rouge is spending its American Rescue Plan funding

Baton Rouge placed a higher priority on flooding and public safety during the COVID-19 pandemic than it did on government operations, according to a report from the Brookings Institution. 

EBR pay raise proposal gets warm reception from council members

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s proposed pay raise for East Baton Rouge Parish employees will add about $17.1 million to annual city-parish spending, the administration says. 
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Bridging the digital divide

Backed by millions in federal funding, Louisiana has a ‘once-in-a-century’ opportunity to provide affordable broadband access to every corner of the state.

Alford: Attention turning to race for House speaker

With qualifying for another legislative cycle roughly one year away, and a potential internal House leadership election expected in the coming months
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Legislature’s redistricting special sessions cost taxpayers nearly $1M

Louisiana lawmakers spent nearly $1 million on the two redistricting special sessions held to redraw the state’s political boundaries, WAFB-TV reports. 

‘LaPolitics’: Three questions for LMOGA President Tommy Faucheux

LaPolitics: Next year will mark the 100th anniversary of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association's founding. Is your team planning anything special? Also,...

Louisiana’s congressional incumbents head into qualifying flush with cash  

Louisiana's six incumbent U.S. representatives are going into qualifying next week with millions of campaign dollars in the bank and a district map that...

Rep. Mike Johnson pitches child support payments for expecting parents 

U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., has introduced a bill paving the way for people who are pregnant to receive child support payments prior to...
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Nursing home industry response to pandemic, Hurricane Ida fuels changes 

Louisiana’s nursing home industry found itself reeling from a series of unfortunate and catastrophic events the last couple of years. 

Louisiana Legislature won’t hold override session 

Despite some Louisiana Republicans hoping to overturn some of Gov. John Bel Edwards’ recent vetoes, the GOP-dominated Legislature voted not to hold an override...

St. George incorporation supporters file motion for appeal

St. George incorporation supporters have officially begun the process of appealing the district court ruling that went against them last month. 
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Flush with federal dollars, this legislative session brought rare opportunities 

If the Louisiana Legislature’s 2022 regular session is remembered for one thing, it will be infrastructure.

State treasurer to agencies: Exit ‘Stone Age’ and accept electronic payments

State Treasurer John Schroder is pushing for all state agencies to accept electronic payment methods and urged members of the state’s Cash Management Review Board at its meeting today to bring Louisiana up to speed with modern technology. 

‘LaPolitics’: Baton Rouge judicial race one to watch during qualifying

In less than two weeks, beginning July 20, the qualifying process will commence for Louisiana’s fall ballot.

One step closer to reality

After more than a decade of dreaming, planning and a quest for funding, work on phase one of the University Lakes Project finally gets underway this summer.
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A legislative session to remember

State legislators, flush with federal dollars, spent heavily on infrastructure projects while avoiding fiscal challenges on the horizon.

St. George incorporation supporters plan to file appeal within 30 days

Supporters of incorporating St. George expect to file their appeal of the trial court decision that went against them within 30 days, says incorporation spokesperson Andrew Murrell. 

GOP legislators don’t have the votes to overturn Gov. Edwards’ vetoes 

It's becoming less and less likely that Louisiana’s Republican lawmakers will have the votes to overturn any of Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards' vetoes

Alford: New focus on defense spending in Louisiana

Last year’s annual defense bill authorized the Army and Air Force to spend more money in Louisiana than in any other state, and the strides are expected to continue as we march further into 2022. 

‘LaPolitics’: Secretaries of state headed to Baton Rouge

For the first time since Fox McKeithen was secretary of state (he served from 1988 to 2005), the National Association of Secretaries of State will hold one of its conferences in Louisiana.