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Louisiana Senate to debate mandatory kindergarten
The Louisiana Senate will debate whether to require all 5-year-old children in Louisiana to receive a kindergarten education after the measure cleared a financial...
Few issues settled at Louisiana legislative session midpoint
Louisiana lawmakers reach the halfway mark of their nine-week regular session this week, working on a budget flush with cash, struggling to gain traction...
Louisiana House panel OKs bill penalizing businesses that misclassify employees
A Louisiana House committee advanced a bill Thursday meant to clarify enforcement of laws related to employee misclassification.
Businesses that misclassify their employees as independent...
‘LaPolitics’: House passes budget package but debate isn’t over
The House of Representatives approved the state's budget package yesterday, paving the way for expenses and incoming revenue for the next fiscal year that...
House committee votes to let industries do self-audits, keep records secret for 2 years
The House and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced several bills this week that would weaken transparency by making various government records secret and hidden from...
Opponents of BREC breakup bill scramble ahead of moved-up committee meeting
Opponents of a bill by Sen. Bodi White, R-Central, that would break up BREC and create three new, smaller parks systems in Central, Zachary...
Louisiana closed primary fight ends without legislative vote
A Senate Republican leader today scrapped efforts to redesign Louisiana’s primary elections in the legislative session, amid sharp disagreements among GOP officials about whether...
State House passes second version of vetoed elections bill
For the second consecutive legislative session, the Louisiana House on Tuesday passed an elections bill that would prohibit state and local officials from receiving...
Fantasy sports betting in Louisiana may come in time for football season
FanDuel, the giant wagering platform, confirmed it is on track to provide fantasy sports gambling in Louisiana by the beginning of this year’s football...
Louisiana House GOP leaders unveil $36B budget proposal
Louisiana House lawmakers today released their multibillion-dollar spending plans for next year, advancing budget bills that would start earmarking the latest federal coronavirus aid,...
Louisiana Treasurer John Schroder considering 2023 run for governor
Louisiana Republican Treasurer John Schroder said he is “absolutely considering” a run for governor in 2023.
“I’m always looking and listening,” Schroder said in an...
‘LaPolitics’: LCTCS has a packed agenda for session
The ongoing regular session offers both promise and change for the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, according to President Monty Sullivan. From advocating...
Bill allowing college athletes to profit off their names heads to Louisiana Senate
Louisiana state senators today moved forward with legislation that would allow college student athletes to earn money for use of their name, image or...
Louisiana lawmakers plan $1,000 pay raises for K-12 teachers
Louisiana lawmakers intend to give K-12 public school teachers a $1,000 pay raise next year, more than double the amount proposed by Gov. John...
State Senate passes measures avoiding employer tax hike to fund jobless benefits
Three measures meant to hold employer taxes and worker benefits steady despite the state’s empty unemployment trust fund were approved Wednesday by the Louisiana...
Council member pushes for free parking perks at City Hall
There may be no such thing as a free lunch. But if Metro Council member Cleve Dunn Jr. has his way, council members will...
Effort to clean up Baton Rouge watershed scores small victory in Legislature
A growing group of interested stakeholders dedicated to cleaning up litter in Baton Rouge scored a small victory at the Legislature today, when a Senate committee passed a measure “urging and requesting” the state Department of Environmental Quality do a feasibility study on a comprehensive stormwater master plan.
Democrats file suit asking state court to prepare for taking over redistricting process
A lawsuit filed by eight southeast Louisiana Democrats says a New Orleans judge should prepare now to redraw the state's congressional district map because...
Louisiana House committee advances bill to legalize recreational marijuana use
A bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Louisiana advanced from a House committee today for the first time ever after three Republicans on the...
Louisiana House approves corporate tax swap
The Louisiana House endorsed a pair of bills Monday that would cut tax rates for some corporations while eliminating a major corporate tax break...
