Politics

The litigants in the St. George incorporation lawsuit squared off one last time today before the trial begins next week. 

The Senate Committee on Education unanimously advanced a bill Thursday that would stop the reporting of household income for TOPS recipients.

State Sen. Bodi White’s bill to shrink the Central school district could kill a planned 183-home subdivision that East Baton Rouge Parish officials have approved. 

Only a few weeks have passed since we last checked in on the developing race for the state's No. 2 elected position

Customers who want a refund after severe weather knocks out their cable or internet have to contact their service provider and request it. A...

You don’t have to look far or hard on the city, parish and state levels to find legislative bodies that don’t get along with...

Together Louisiana today released a report backing Senate Bill 151, a proposed constitutional amendment that would make permanent the changes to the Industrial Tax Exemption Program enacted by Gov. John Bel Edwards in 2016. 

A key step taken by the city of New Orleans to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at the height of the pandemic would be prohibited under legislation approved Tuesday by a House committee.

Nine women either won elections for mayor during the most recent primary elections in Louisiana or advanced to the April 30 runoffs. 

A Louisiana House resolution that included a clause to allow the House speaker and a representative of his choice to conduct a duck hunt...

The failure to protect nursing home residents from the squalid conditions of an evacuation center staged in an old pesticide warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish was arguably the biggest scandal from Hurricane Ida. The homes were owned by Baton Rouge businessperson Bob Dean.

The Republican side of Louisiana’s developing race for governor has turned into a complete free-for-all, thanks to the dearth of announced candidates.

Senate Republicans this morning unveiled a plan to accelerate new business enterprises by encouraging young firms to trade on public markets, protecting retail investors...

A bill pending in the state House of Representatives would more than triple the minimum investment that property insurers would be required to have to operate in Louisiana.

An out-of-state law firm has charged the Louisiana Legislature $78,081 for providing “redistricting advice,” according to an invoice released Thursday after a public records...

There are 110 days to go until qualifying begins July 20 for congressional candidates, who, as of today, have no idea what their districts...

As predicted, several civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit to block Louisiana's new congressional map, arguing the boundaries violate the Voting Rights Act because it doesn't add a second majority-Black district, USA Today Network reports.  

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that proponents say will improve the retirement savings system for U.S. workers, CNBC reports.  The Securing...

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released a public policy commentary in support of protecting the $500 million allocation in Gov. John Bel Edwards’...

Technically no one has announced to run for governor of Louisiana in 2023. There have been more than a few strong hints and countless...