Category Archives: News
A 33-year-old man linked to a home invasion robbery in Acadia Parish arrested with help from local residents
Deputies arrested a Sulphur man after he allegedly burglarized a home in Acadia Parish while wearing a Calcasieu Parish's Deputy jacket and badge. Authorities received a call of a suspicious person ru...
Apr 06, 2023
A bill to standardize K-12 corporal punishment policies across the state to be heard
Among the bills filed for the upcoming session is one related to corporal punishment in elementary and secondary schools. Even though policies vary across individual school systems, Metairie Rep Steph...
Apr 06, 2023 Representative Stephanie Hilferty (R)
Poll shows CRIME is Louisianans' top concern. Voters favor reforms to jail violent offenders, less jail for non-violent ones.
A new poll shows crime is the Number One concern on Louisiana voters. The poll was conducted by JMC analytics for Justice Action Network, and shows 40-percent of respondents replied they are more worr...
Apr 05, 2023
WalletHub ranks Louisiana the 50th financially illiterate state in the country
Louisiana is 2023s second least financially literate state according to a new WalletHub study. Louisiana ranked 50 of 51 states as one of the least financially literate states. WalletHub Analyst, Jill...
Apr 05, 2023 Emil Kalibradov / Unsplash
Reopening multiple arson cases in Hammond with the SFM results in seven arrests
For the past seven months investigations from the State Fire Marshals Office and the Hammond Fire Department have resulted in nine arrests in seven arson cases. State Fire Marshal Chief Dan Wallis reo...
Apr 05, 2023 Jason Bolonski / CC
Firment files bill to ban gender reassignment surgery and transition procedures for minors
Grant Parish Representative Gabe Firment wants to ban gender reassignment surgery and transition procedures in Louisiana for anyone under the age of 18. Firment filed a similar bill last year, but the...
Apr 05, 2023 Rep Gabe Firment (R) Grant Parish
Jim Donelon plans to propose aggressive package of insurance reform bills in upcoming legislative session
Jim Donelon said in the upcoming legislative session he's proposing the most ambitious package of insurance reform bills in his 17 years as Insurance Commissioner. Donelon said the legislative package...
Apr 04, 2023 Commissioner of Insurance State of Louisiana Jim Donelon
Bill calls for armed security on public school campuses
An Ascension Parish lawmaker's bill for the legislative session that starts Monday would authorize public schools to have a trained, armed protection officer on campus. The bill is in response to the ...
Apr 04, 2023 Senator Eddie Lambert (R) Gonzales
Congressman Troy Carter disagrees with First Lady Jill Biden's comments to invite Iowa Lady Hawkeyes to the White House
New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter believes LSU Women's Basketball team should enjoy their historic visit to the White House solo after winning the 2023 NCAA Basketball championship - opposite of Fir...
Apr 04, 2023 U.S Representative Troy Carter (D)
Bossier Parish state rep. files bill to prohibit classroom talk of sexual preference, gender identity
A Bossier Parish lawmaker has, again this year, filed a bill to forbid classroom discussion of sexual preference or gender identity. Haughton Representative Dodie Horton's HB 466 would also prohibit t...
Apr 03, 2023 Rep. Dodie Horton (R), District 9, Haughton, LA
