Category Archives: News
Senate Labor committee approves legislation for paid family leave
Legislation that would require Louisiana businesses to provide employees with paid leave to deal with family or medical issues cleared its first legislative hurdle. The Senate Labor committee approved...
May 03, 2019 Kat Grigg / CC
Vice President Mike Pence visiting St. Landry Parish
Vice President Mike Pence arrives in Lafayette this afternoon and will visit Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, one of the three churches recently torched in St. Landry Parish. Pence will meet with commun...
May 03, 2019 Michael Vadon / CC
Dead dolphins washing up in large numbers
Ecologists are sounding the alarm about a huge increase in the number of dead dolphins being found off the coasts of Louisiana and Mississippi and they pin the blame partly on the opening of the Bonne...
May 02, 2019 Louisiana Sea Grant College Program Louisiana State University / CC
Harrahs extension picks up momentum
The Harrah's Casino 30 year license extension effort rolled through the House and is on it's way back to the Senate, where it died last year. In return for a substantial extension, House Speaker Taylo...
May 02, 2019 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC
Superdome renovation takes next step forward
A construction firm has been selected to manage the first phase of what would, if approved, ultimately be a 450 million dollar Mercedes-Benz Superdome renovation. Superdome Commission spokesperson Mik...
May 02, 2019 Phil Roeder / CC
A House committee approves legislation giving medical marijuana patients the option to inhale the drug
The House health committee approves legislation that would allow medical marijuana patients to receive the drug through an inhaler, instead of a liquid or pill. Baton Rouge Representative Ted James sa...
May 02, 2019
Legislation to allow former convicts serve jury duty heads to House floor
One year after the state legislature restored voting rights for some convicted felons, there's an effort to allow some convicts to be eligible for jury duty. Baton Rouge Representative Ted James says ...
May 02, 2019 Patrick Feller / CC
The three opponents in the governor's race speak at Oil and Natural Gas Industry Day in Baton Rouge
Governor Edwards, along with gubernatorial challengers Congressman Ralph Abraham and Baton Rouge Businessman Eddie Rispone spoke to those in attendance for the "Oil and Natural Gas Industry Day" event...
May 01, 2019
Lethal injection drug secrecy bill clears committee
A bill that would conceal the identities of companies that sell lethal injection drugs and equipment to Louisiana clears committee and is headed to the House floor. Bill sponsor, Hammond Representativ...
May 01, 2019 Marco Verch / CC
Louisiana Tech holds Giving Day
Louisiana Tech has launched the school's inaugural Giving Day. Donor support makes it possible to help students attend Louisiana Tech through scholarships, plus it helps rebuilding portions of the sch...
May 01, 2019
