Category Archives: News
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser heads to the Land Down Under to promote Louisiana as a tourist destination
Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser leaves tomorrow for a trip to Australia for an international mission to promote Louisiana as a tourist destination. Nungesser says he will not just market Louisiana...
Jun 09, 2023 Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser
It's a free fishing weekend in Louisiana as a fishing license is not required to drop a line
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries encourages you to grab a fishing pole and get hooked during its annual free fishing weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Everyone is allowed to fish witho...
Jun 09, 2023 robposse / CC
State lawmakers approve a budget that leaves many scratching their head, including the governor
The 2023 legislative session ended with a wild finish Thursday as state lawmakers scrambled to approve a budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1st. Even Governor John Bel Edwards does not have a...
Jun 08, 2023 Photo by Brooke Thorington
SCOTUS ruling in Alabama congressional maps increases likelihood of second majority-Black district in Louisiana
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in favor of Black voters in Alabama's congressional districts map case has advocates in Louisiana hopeful the nation's highest court will also rule that the Pelican Sta...
Jun 08, 2023 David / CC
Lawmakers approve legislation that creates the oyster shell recycling tax credit
Legislation to create a tax credit for restaurants that recycle oyster shells is headed to the governor's desk. The bill was supported by Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana which operates the only...
Jun 08, 2023 CRCL volunteer bagging oyster shell. Courtesy of the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
Artist activist offers Louisiana a twist on 'In God We Trust' signs
Upon the final passage of legislation requiring "In God, We Trust" signs in Louisiana classrooms, a political activist who donated signs in Texas is making the same offer in Louisiana. Signs from Arti...
Jun 08, 2023 In God We Trust in Arabic by Chaz Stevens
Invasive Species: LDWF verifies Northern Snakehead fish in Concordia Parish
LDWF has confirmed that two Northern Snakehead fish, native to Asia, were observed in a video that was taken in Old River in Concordia Parish. Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator Rob Bourgeois says t...
Jun 08, 2023
Twenty percent of physicians expected to leave profession in next two years
One in five physicians plan to leave the practice in the next two years, that's according to an American Medical Association survey. Interim Dean of the LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine Dr. R...
Jun 08, 2023 Ashkan Forouzani / Unsplash
House and Senate reach deal on spending cap, and how to spend surplus revenues
As the final hours of the State Legislature's session wind down, House and Senate members reach compromise on the state budget and raising the state-imposed cap of spending to make use of surplus fund...
Jun 07, 2023
Governor to sign extension of film tax credit
The state's film tax credit will officially be extended to 2031, once Governor Edwards signs House Bill 562. The original bill sought to extend the incentive set to expire in 2025, to 2035. But Louisi...
Jun 07, 2023 Jon Tyson / Unsplash
