Category Archives: News
Congressmen Carter and Graves on the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas
Members of Louisiana's Congressional delegation react to Tuesday's tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. On Tuesday, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos walked into the Robb Elementary school and killed 19 ...
May 25, 2022 photo from USAToday.com
Resolution for state representatives to volunteer as a substitute teacher advances to House floor
A resolution for House members to volunteer as substitute teachers passes in House Governmental Affairs and advances to the House Floor. Homer Representative Patrick Jefferson who also serves as vice-...
May 25, 2022 Rep Patrick Jefferson
On a third try, New Orleans area lawmaker finally gets House approval on corporal punishment ban in public schools
A bill to ban corporal punishment in public schools finally gets House approval after it failed to get enough votes in the lower chamber after two previous tries in this session. It's not a total ban....
May 25, 2022 Representative Stephanie Hilferty (R)
A St. Tammany Deputy is shot and the suspect is 13 years old
A St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's deputy was shot this morning and the suspect is 13-years old. In an interview with WWL TV, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith said Deputy Kenneth Doby was on patrol ...
May 25, 2022
New Orleans lawmaker says he's received a death threat for trying to get rid of Confederate-themed holidays
New Orleans Representative Matthew Williard says he's receiving death threats over his legislation to remove Robert E Lee Day and Confederate Memorial Day as legal holidays in Louisiana. Willard says ...
May 25, 2022 New Orleans Rep. Matthew Willard (D)
Inmates at Swanson Correctional Center for Youth hold correctional officer prisoner and damage the facility
Just after midnight, Monroe Police responded to the Swanson Correctional Center for Youth in reference to a disturbance. Sgt Mike Fendall with Monroe PD said a fight broke out among several inmates an...
May 25, 2022
US Secretary of Energy visits Louisiana for the first time to see how the state is using energy resources
Congressman Troy Carter accompanied US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm on her trip to Louisiana Tuesday, touring the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Bayou Choctaw and GE's Wind Turbine facility a...
May 24, 2022 U.S. Department of Energy
The Louisiana House approves the bill that would prohibit discrimination based on hairstyle
House Bill 1083, also known as the CROWN Act, is on its way to the Senate after receiving overwhelming passage in the House. The bill, authored by New Orleans Representative Candace Newell, prohibits ...
May 24, 2022 New Orleans Representative Candace Newell (D)
A proposed law to allow the carrying of a concealed gun without a permit and training advance at state capitol
A Senate committee approved a House-backed measure today that would allow non-felons over the age of 21 years to conceal carry a weapon without needing a permit or the training to obtain a permit. Gov...
May 24, 2022 Ibro Palic / CC
NOAA predicting 14-21 named storms this hurricane season, 3-6 major storms
The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration is predicting an above-average hurricane season with as many as 21 named storms and several major storms. NOAA administrator Rick Spinrad says their out...
May 24, 2022
