Politics

As the Legislature prepares to go into a special session Wednesday to decide whether to override Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto of state lawmakers'...

The Louisiana Legislature is all but certain to have a veto override session starting Wednesday. What Republican leaders don’t know is whether they have enough votes to overturn Gov. John Bel Edwards’ rejection and put their version of Louisiana’s congressional map into place.

DeCuir for the court? The vice president for legal affairs and general counsel for LSU, Winston DeCuir Jr., could pick up a job promotion...

A proposal to expand the size of wind energy projects off Louisiana advanced Wednesday in the Legislature. Proponents say it will make the state...

Drivers in Louisiana may soon be prohibited from holding their cellphones when they drive.

As U.S. Rep. Garret Graves approaches his fourth reelection bid, speculation about his future is intensifying.

There was a whole lot more politics than policies during the first week of the regular session. Questions about redistricting and the House’s investigation...

Louisiana state House lawmakers are on their way to granting subpoena power to special committees known as "select committees" like the one created to...

Louisiana Treasurer John Schroder discussed a variety of considerations Tuesday for the current legislative session, including reallocating roughly $8 million unused money from COVID-19...

Louisiana lawmakers have announced four of the five directors for the St. George Transition District, which would be the temporary taxing authority for the proposed new city.

The Louisiana chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business backs Gov. John Bel Edwards’ proposal to spend $550 million in one-time funding to shore up the unemployment insurance trust fund, director Dawn Starns McVea says. 

A public health emergency declaration in effect since March 2020 will end Wednesday in Louisiana, Gov. John Bel Edwards told state lawmakers in a wide-ranging speech on the first day of the 2022 regular legislative session.

A review of Louisiana’s election processes and procedures found that state officials largely follow practices to ensure the integrity of outcomes when voters head to the polls. 

The state’s top business lobby will push to allow families to divert a portion of the state dollars allocated for their children into savings accounts that could be used for private school tuition, tutoring or other services. 

An in-house Louisiana State Police investigator says his recommendation to supervisors to have a trooper arrested following the in-custody death of Ronald Greene, a Black motorist, was ignored. 

Members of Louisiana’s congressional delegation tried unsuccessfully to include more storm damage relief in the omnibus spending bill approved by Congress on Thursday, though they haven’t given up the fight, The Center Square reports. 

The last-minute fundraising dash is underway at the Capitol as lawmakers inch toward their 2022 regular session, which will be convened Monday at noon. Of course, that’s also when the legislative fundraising ban begins.

Ascension Parish government will hold public meetings next week to discuss potential changes to its development code.

Voting rights advocates have praised Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ decision to veto a congressional redistricting plan that didn’t create a second majority-Black district, but they've also criticized the Democratic governor for allowing legislative district maps that don’t increase minority representation to become law.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoed a new congressional redistricting plan for the state Wednesday night because it lacks a second majority-Black district.