In its first year, the LA GATOR scholarship program has proven to be a hit - maybe a little too much of a hit. So much so that it's unlikely that the state can accommodate all applicants. Barry Erwin, the chief policy officer for Leaders for a Better Louisiana, says 40,000 students registered for the program during the...

If a lawmaker gets his way, there will be no more LSU home football afternoon games in the month of September. Harahan Republican Representative John Illg has introduced a resolution that would request that all LSU home games in September start no earlier than 6 p.m. Illg points to the game against UCLA last September ...

The House Civil Law Committee has approved a bill that says if police determine a driver is 51% or more at fault for an accident, that driver cannot recover damages for injuries suffered in the wreck. The bill's author, Baton Rouge Republican Emily Chenevert, says you should not be able to collect damages if the accide...

Northwestern State is in the process of establishing a law school. Currently, there are only four law schools in the state, none of which are in North Louisiana. Executive Vice President and Provost Greg Handel says people in the region want a law school in North Louisiana. "We have probably 20 or 22 letters of su...

Louisiana Congressmen Clay Higgins and Troy Carter have filed legislation to give the FDA the authority to destroy contaminated food imports, like seafood, eliminating the option to re-export rejected goods. Deborah Long with the Southern Shrimp Alliance says the bill closes a loophole that allows importers to "po...