Category Archives: News
Legislation to keep secret the drugs used in a legal injection receives House approval
Hammond Representative Nicky Muscarello's bill that would conceal the identity of the drug supplier for death penalty lethal injections passes the House floor on a 68-10 vote. Muscarello says this leg...
May 22, 2019
Edwards backs more money for early childhood education
Governor Edwards is backing 18 million dollars in new funding for early childhood education, as a budget battle looms over what kind of education spending should be prioritized. Edwards says this will...
May 21, 2019
Bill to legalize sports betting clears a big hurdle in the House
The House Criminal Justice Committee votes 11-to-6 to allow sports betting at the state's riverboats casinos, racetracks and the land-based casino in New Orleans. Opponents say it's an expansion of ga...
May 21, 2019 Erin Khoo / CC
Hemp/CBD legalization passes key committee
Legislation to legalize industrial hemp production and CBD oil in Louisiana cleared the Senate Ag Committee on a 5-2 vote, but not without a list of amendments that heavily regulate both products. It'...
May 21, 2019 storebukkebruse / CC
Harrah's renewal up for final passage
A 30-year extension for the Harrah's Casino license in New Orleans Is headed to the Senate floor for final passage after clearing committee. The deal features over 60 million dollars in one-time payme...
May 21, 2019 morebyless / CC
Bill to set Louisiana's minimum age for marriage to 16 advances out of the Senate
The Senate has advanced a bill to set a minimum age on marriage to 16, so long as there is not an age gap of four years or greater between the two parties when one is under 18. Bill author Baton Rouge...
May 21, 2019 anthony kelly / CC
Louisiana seeks federal assistance in tornado outbreak recovery in Ruston
Governor John Bel Edwards is seeking federal assistance to help pay for the nearly $6 million in preliminary uninsured damages to Ruston from an EF-3 tornado. Edwards says unfortunately because of bur...
May 21, 2019
Gary Landrieu jumps into the governor's race
The fall ballot will feature at least four names in the gubernatorial jungle primary. Independent Gary Landrieu is a cousin of former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, but holds starkly conservative v...
May 21, 2019
Advocates push for early childhood education at the Capitol
Its Early Childhood Education Day at the Capitol, and proponents are hoping to convince lawmakers to pump 31-million dollars more into a program that subsidizes early childhood programs for working cl...
May 21, 2019 Stuart Seeger / CC
Louisiana senior citizens becoming more active, new research finds
A recent report from the United Health Foundation shows in the past six years, physical inactivity among those 65 and older has decreased by 18% in Louisiana. United Healthcare Chief Medical Officer D...
May 20, 2019 Pedro Ribeiro Simões / CC
