Category Archives: News
Second Veto Override attempt in less than a year starts today in Baton Rouge
State lawmakers put their regular session on hold for a few days to convene today's Veto Override effort. Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed congressional maps passed by both the House and the Senate la...
Mar 29, 2022 Stuart Seeger / CC
Bill to protect renters from eviction after a hurricane heads to the House
After Hurricane Ida, many tenants were evicted in a matter of days and given few options to remove possessions after they evacuated. New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry's bill will give lessees a...
Mar 29, 2022 New Orleans Rep. Mandi Landry (L) and Ben Toups (R) appear before House Civil Law and Procedure March 29, 2022.
A bill to give adoptees born in Louisiana access to their original birth certificate passes in the House
The Louisiana House approves House Bill 450 which gives an adoptee access to their birth certificate once they reach the age of 24. Rosepine Representative Charles Owen, who's adopted himself, said ad...
Mar 29, 2022
Poll: Louisiana voters split on Governor John Bel Edwards
A statewide poll of 600 likely voters finds that 48% of respondents believe Governor John Bel Edwards did a good job of handling the pandemic and that same poll by JMC Analytics gives the governor a 4...
Mar 29, 2022
Even as COVID cases decline, health officials still tout vaccine to ward off future surges
The state marked a milestone with less than 100 hospitalized with COVID this week, a mark that LSU Infectious Disease expert Dr. Catherine O'Neal said in addition to a lull in cases gives the medical ...
Mar 29, 2022 Anthony Quintano / CC
Senate Finance questions State Civil Service director about significant pay raises among himself and two others
After Baton Rouge TV station WBRZ reported three State Civil Service employees received significant pay raises in a span of a few years, the leader of the division appeared before Senate Finance to an...
Mar 28, 2022 Byron Decoteau, Louisiana State Civil Service Director
Another veto override session is coming
State lawmakers will hold a veto session as there will be an effort to override the governor's veto of the Congressional District map approved in the redistricting session. House Speaker Clay Schexnay...
Mar 28, 2022 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
Louisiana ranks as the nation's most-stressed state, says new survey
Are you feeling stressed? Well, you aren't alone. April is Stress Awareness Month and a survey by personal finance website Wallethub.com has ranked Louisiana as the nation's most stressed state. The s...
Mar 28, 2022
Four men are behind bars after shooting at a marked Monroe PD car, Mayor and Police Chief place 4th JDC on notice
After firing shots at a marked Monroe Police vehicle, four men are now behind bars. Police Chief Vic Zordan said while no one was injured during the early Sunday morning shooting, it does have their f...
Mar 28, 2022
JMC Analytics poll finds the 2023 governor's race is wide open
A statewide poll looking ahead to the next governor's race shows it's wide open. Pollster John Couvillon of JMC Analytics asked 600 likely voters last week who they would vote for in 2023 among eight ...
Mar 28, 2022
