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‘LaPolitics’: Walking for governor, because no one is running
Attorney General Jeff Landry’s annual alligator hunt, a fundraiser that was held last week in Acadiana, always causes a stir on social media.Â
Candidates lining up to run for governor, though slow to put both feet in
Louisiana's 2023 governor's race is still months away, but potential candidates are lining up, USA Today Network reports.Â
Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry passed out...
Lawmakers build case for eliminating state income taxÂ
Louisiana legislators are once again discussing a possible path toward eliminating the state’s income tax.
Alford: Unintended consequences on the ballot
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
Making a hard right turn
While Louisiana politics have historically been dominated by Democrats, Republicans began to assert control starting in 2008.
Would eliminating state income tax make Louisiana more competitive?Â
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.
‘LaPolitics’: Regular Senate oversight hearings of DCFS planned
Senate Health and Welfare Chair Fred Mills woke up Wednesday morning to emails, text messages and phone calls from foster families, state workers and...
PAR supports push for new statewide voting system with a paper recordÂ
After years of failed attempts to replace its aging voting machines, Louisiana is planning a wholesale redesign of the system used to cast ballots...
LABI releases annual legislative scorecardÂ
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...
Alford: Recall politics in New OrleansÂ
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.
Connie Bernard won’t seek reelection to school board
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board member Connie Bernard, whose online shopping during a meeting, as well as an altercation with a teen, put...
‘LaPolitics’: Cassidy has a key incentive to remain in Senate
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...
District attorney says Ronald Greene grand jury will convene soonÂ
District Attorney John Belton says he intends to convene a special grand jury within weeks to seek indictments against State Police troopers and possibly...
Judge issues permanent injunction against Biden’s ban on new oil and gas leasing
A federal judge sided with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and 12 other plaintiff states in a Louisiana-led lawsuit, issuing a permanent injunction against...
‘LaPolitics’: All eyes on Garret Graves; retention hold placed on voting recordsÂ
Watching Graves: During an interview last week with www.LaPoliticsWeekly.com, USA Today politics reporter Greg Hilburn was asked which candidate announcement he was most anticipating...
Louisiana lawmakers react to Biden’s student debt cancellation
President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel some student loan debt is drawing praise from Democrats and ire from Republicans, including Louisiana’s delegation in Congress.
On...
Will forgiven student loans be taxable in Louisiana?
Thousands of Louisiana borrowers are eligible to have a portion of their student loan debt wiped out under a plan announced today by President...
‘LaPolitics’: Four questions for the lieutenant governor
LaPolitics: There was a bit of back and forth during this year's regular session over control of the capitol complex in downtown Baton Rouge....
Proposed rules would force Louisiana assessors’ hands on pending tax breaks
The Louisiana Tax Commission met Wednesday to consider new rules for how tax assessors should treat large commercial properties with pending tax exemptions. The...
EBR inching closer to establishing short-term rental rules
The Planning and Zoning Commission for East Baton Rouge Parish is expected next month to take up proposed rules to govern short-term rentals.Â
