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Lawmakers weigh spending $400M in cash on first repayment of levee debt
Rather than borrowing, Louisiana could make its first $400 million payment in cash to the federal government for upgrades made to the New Orleans...
Louisiana House snubs back-to-work bonus, unemployment hike
House lawmakers Thursday rejected a modest increase in Louisiana's jobless benefits and a return-to-work incentive payment aimed at driving people to exit unemployment and...
‘LaPolitics’: Scalise increases fundraising haul, national travel schedule
Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Texas and Wisconsin. Plus Louisiana, of course, and Washington, D.C.
That’s a sampling from the travel schedule of U.S. House Minority...
Marcelle wants meeting with Senate president over White’s handling of BREC bill
Tensions are building among members of the Capital Region delegation over Republican state Sen. Bodie White’s controversial bill to break up BREC, after White...
Legislature close to allowing industry members to sit on groundwater commissions
The Louisiana Legislature is close to approving a bill that would allow employees of industrial companies to sit on the groundwater district commissions that...
Louisiana legislators working to lift campaign finance limits on PACs
Candidates for office in Louisiana would be able to take unlimited sums directly from political action committees, under a bill that moved nearer to...
Bill to expand Louisiana early voting nears final passage
A proposal to add four days to Louisiana's early voting period for presidential elections edged closer to final passage Wednesday after gaining support from...
Louisiana House kills bill regulating auto insurance rate-setting process
A bill that would have banned auto insurance companies from using several factors other than driving ability to set rates was voted down by...
Ascension Parish president proposes year moratorium on new construction
In response to an increase in severe weather events that are producing dangerous conditions because of stormwater runoff, Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment is...
Lipsey launches pro-BREC billboard campaign to fight White’s bill
BREC supporters are fighting back against Republican Sen. Bodie White’s efforts to break up the parish parks system with a billboard campaign that begins airing today. Prominent businessman Richard Lipsey’s 501C4 organization, Put Louisiana First, is sponsoring the billboards, which will state simply in large, block letters, “Don’t’ break up BREC. Call your state representative. Oppose SB205.”
Louisiana income forecast grows, giving lawmakers more to spend
Already flush with federal cash, Louisiana's budget picture brightened again Tuesday, with the state's income forecasting panel estimating $677 million in tax collections above...
Louisiana Senate passes college athlete endorsement deal bill
The Louisiana Senate unanimously voted Monday to let college athletes make money off endorsements and sponsorship deals, similar to actions being taken across several...
Alford: Senate election on deck for 2022
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy will officially announce the start of his reelection campaign some time next week—aided by a highly polished video that could...
Roemer remembered for business leadership as much as political career
Leaders around the state today are mourning the death of Buddy Roemer, who died Monday at age 77 following a recent illness.
While many are...
‘LaPolitics’: Leadership forms another donation-based group
Speaker Clay Schexnayder and Senate President Page Cortez have formed another entity to accept donations from those willing to cut checks. While the duo...
White ups the ante with billboard campaign against BREC
In the latest escalation in the battle over breaking up the Baton Rouge parks system, state Sen Bodi White, R-Central, is launching a billboard...
US Treasury: Pandemic relief aid can’t be spent on road, bridge projects
Shortly after President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act into law earlier this spring, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his...
Louisiana House leaders direct millions of dollars to pet projects
Louisiana House leaders direct millions of dollars to pet projects
Terrebonne Parish turned out to be the big winner last week when the Louisiana House...
Abandoned oil well bill passes Louisiana House
The Louisiana House of Representatives has unanimously passed HB662, which would exempt oil produced by abandoned oil wells from severance tax, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
The...
Louisiana lawmakers advance sports betting tax measure
Louisiana House members voted Monday to advance one of three bills that would create the regulations and tax rates for sports betting, which 55...
