Category Archives: News
Governor Landry pleased with special session results
The special session is over and two major pieces of legislation came out of it. Lawmakers approved a Congressional map with two majority Black districts and Louisiana's federal elections will shift fr...
Jan 20, 2024
How Louisiana elects its Congressmen, Supreme Court justices, PSC and BESE members will change in 2026
In the special session, the Louisiana Legislature passed a bill to change from jungle primary elections to closed party primaries but only for federal elections, and elections for State Supreme Court,...
Jan 20, 2024 Alan Cleaver / CC
Brumley to continue as Louisiana's Superintendent of Education
Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley has unanimously been reappointed to continue to serve in his position by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Brumley said he's anxio...
Jan 20, 2024
Several Louisiana elections will shift to a party primary system starting in 2026 under legislation headed to the governor's desk
The state Legislature approved a bill that would result in a move to party primary elections for Congress, BESE, PSC, and Louisiana Supreme Court starting in 2026. Statewide, legislative local electio...
Jan 19, 2024 Bill Smith / CC
New plan with lower tolls for construction of I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge
Governor Jeff Landry said a new deal has been struck to build a new I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge. Landry said this plan reduces the overall cost of the bridge by 25%. He said federal and state dollars ...
Jan 19, 2024
Sonnier died doing what he loved, playing music
Visitation for Grammy-winning Cajun musician Jo-EL Sonnier is being held this afternoon, and his funeral will be tomorrow in Sulphur. The 77-year-old collapsed shortly after a performance in Llano, Te...
Jan 19, 2024 Courtesy of Louisiana Music Hall of Fame
JazzFest 2024 line up from A to Z
The complete line-up for the 2024 New Orleans JazzFest is out and it runs the gamut, from Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals to Zachary Richard. JazzFest Producer Quint Davis said this year's bil...
Jan 19, 2024
Oil City Rep. Danny McCormick files a permitless concealed carry bill again
State lawmakers have begun filing bills for the regular session that starts in March and north Louisiana Republican Danny McCormick has already filed his legislation to allow non-felons, 18 and over t...
Jan 19, 2024 Representative Danny McCormick (R) Oil City
Louisiana Senate approves Congressional district map that makes Rep Graves's district a Black-majority district
The Louisiana Senate approves a redrawn Congressional map that creates a second majority-Black district currently held by Republican Garret Graves. The map makes it easy for Republicans Mike Johnson, ...
Jan 18, 2024 Congressional Map in Senate Bill 8
2024 JazzFest lineup is out, Foo Fighters, Chris Stapleton, Neil Young Crazy Horse, The Killers
The line-up for JazzFest is out and in addition to The Rolling Stones headlining, the Foo Fighters, Chris Stapleton, and Queen Latifah are also on the bill. NOLA.com and Times-Picayune Entertainment W...
Jan 18, 2024
