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Baton Rouge Senator bringing changes to the Department of Children and Family Services
There will be several changes within the Department of Children and Family Services as a result of the just-completed legislative session. Baton Rouge Senator Regina Barrow initially sought to abolish...
Jun 03, 2026
Sugar Bowl LHSAA Boys' Basketball State Championships returns to CAJUNDOME in Lafayette
The CAJUNDOME is home to the Sugar Bowl LHSAA Boys' Basketball State Championships once again. The association announced plans yesterday to move the event to Lafayette after 12 years in Lake Charles. ...
Jun 03, 2026 CAJUNDOME, campus of University of Louisiana at Lafayette (photo courtesy of Billy Hathorn/Wikimedia Commons)
GovernorLandry signs bill into law that replaces Louisiana vehicle inspection stickers with QR code stickers
Governor Jeff Landry signed a bill into law yesterday, eliminating the vehicle inspection sticker program. The current sticker will be replaced by a QR code sticker sent in the mail when owners secure...
Jun 02, 2026
Former Louisiana congressman Charles Boustany chronicles recent experience in Ukraine
A former Louisiana congressman is recounting his recent visit to war-torn Ukraine. Charles Boustany told Jim Engster on Talk Louisiana that on his final day in the country, May 23rd, the area in Kyiv ...
Jun 02, 2026
Governor Jeff Landry approves initiative to determine how to provide stipends for Louisiana public school teachers and support staff
Governor Jeff Landry announced his solution today to prevent a potential pay cut for teachers. The governor has signed an executive order that directs BESE to find $168 million that's NOT used on inst...
Jun 02, 2026 Louisiana Governor JEFF LANDRY (photo: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)
Louisiana lawmakers pass two bills designed to assist small business owners
The organization that advocates for small businesses in Louisiana is generally pleased with how the legislative session went. Leah Long, the state director of the National Federation of Independent Bu...
Jun 02, 2026
Legislation to strengthen penalties against students who attack Louisiana public school employees awaits Governor Jeff Landry's signature
Students who attack teachers and other school employees face tougher penalties under a pair of bills awaiting Governor Landry's signature. House Bill 283 stipulates that students who assault a school ...
Jun 02, 2026 jukai5 / Depositphotos.com
Plan to name proposed Mississippi River bridge after President Donald Trump fails in Louisiana Senate
There will be no new bridge over the Mississippi River named after President Trump. A bill to do so that sailed through the House died in the Senate. The author, Monroe Representative Michael Echols, ...
Jun 01, 2026 President Donald J. Trump (Official White House photo by Shealah Craighead)
Governor Landry allows adjusted balloon release bill to become law without his signature
One year after vetoing a similar bill, Governor Landry allows a bill to ban balloon releases to become law without his signature. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is grateful that Landry allowed Ha...
Jun 01, 2026 VadimVasenin / Depositphotos.com
Ragin' Cajuns season ends in Starkville Regional final loss
The UL Lafayette baseball season came to an end last night after the Ragin' Cajuns fell to Mississippi State 19-5. The depleted Louisiana bullpen couldn't keep up with the Bulldog batters who knocked ...
Jun 01, 2026
