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‘LaPolitics’: Graves goes off at committee, POTUS headed this way 

While back in the district yesterday working on Hurricane Ida recovery, Congressman Garret Graves of Baton Rouge logged into a markup meeting of the...

‘LaPolitics’: Mask mandate becoming a political hot potato

Masking for schoolchildren isn’t an issue that anyone in Louisiana’s elected class wants to hold onto for too long. One exception is Gov. John...

Ardoin won’t seek COVID-related voting changes for fall elections 

Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin said Wednesday that he won't seek to expand absentee-by-mail voting, increase the early voting period or enact a...

‘LaPolitics’: Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin will head national association

The members of the National Association of Secretaries of State have chosen Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin to lead the organization as president....

The money is there so Graves wonders why flood projects are taking so long

U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, is trying to keep the pressure on state officials to get money from the $1.2 billion Louisiana Watershed Initiative flowing to flood mitigation projects in the Capital Region.

Three Louisiana GOP-held congressional district will have to shrink, including one in Baton Rouge

Legislators are set to start redrawing the state’s six congressional districts in February, and the process will probably start with shrinking southeast Louisiana’s two...

Alford: A legislative agenda focused on change

You can certainly accuse members of the Louisiana Legislature of a lot of things, but preserving the status quo is not among them. Lawmakers spent...

Analysis: Cassidy at odds with delegation on infrastructure package

Louisiana could see a huge infusion of federal cash to chisel away at its multibillion-dollar backlog of road and bridge work under the $1...

Edwards on delta in Louisiana: ‘We don’t have much good news’

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards stopped just short of issuing additional COVID-19 mandates but encouraged residents to get vaccinated.

PAC launched to support CATS tax renewal

Guaranty Broadcasting President Flynn Foster is soliciting donations for a campaign to convince voters to renew a property tax that supports the Capital Area Transit System. 

‘LaPolitics’: Special elections coming into focus

Now that qualifying for this fall’s legislative races has concluded we know not only the names of the candidates but also the shape these...

Will Metro Council’s revised proposal go far enough to regulate development in the floodplain?

Metro Council member Rowdy Gaudet scrapped his plans Wednesday to push a vote on a measure that would have toughened building regulations around new...

Louisiana Women Lead recruiting potential political candidates

A couple of years after Emerge Louisiana matriculated its first class of Democratic women aiming to run for public office, the other side of...

‘LaPolitics’: Election polls beginning to circulate

While we may never know the results of every poll that rings our phones or ends up in our inboxes, there have been a...

Dwight Hudson presses mayor on Baton Rouge drainage project funding 

East Baton Rouge Metro Council member Dwight Hudson is pressing Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s office for a plan to increase funding for drainage projects.

Tax Foundation: Proposed amendments would lessen tax burden, make Louisiana more competitive

Proposed changes to Louisiana’s tax system would “simplify the state’s tax code, lessen residents’ tax burdens, and make the state more competitive,” the Washington,...

‘LaPolitics’: Nungesser making national moves; energy association chatter growing

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser recently hosted a political strategy luncheon in New Orleans to discuss how Republicans could regain control of Congress. In attendance...

Two new state laws affecting businesses take effect this weekend

Beginning Sunday, businesses in Louisiana with at least 25 employees will have to make specific accommodations for their pregnant employees. State law already prohibits discrimination...

What the federal infrastructure package means for Louisiana 

Senate Republicans reached a deal with Democrats on Wednesday over major outstanding issues in a $1 trillion infrastructure package that would provide more than...

Senators reach deal on bipartisan infrastructure package

Senate Republicans reached a deal with Democrats today over major outstanding issues in a $1 trillion infrastructure package, a key part of President Joe...