Category Archives: News
Winnsboro Police Lieutenant accused of soliciting sexual favors to a woman involved in a auto crash
Winnsboro Police Lieutenant Terrance Pleasant is accused of soliciting sexual favors and money to a woman who was involved in a two-vehicle crash. State Police Trooper Michael Reichardt says the woman...
Apr 22, 2021
Governor Edwards on search for LSU's next president
The list of candidates to become the next president at LSU is narrowed down to eight from 23 applicants. Two familiar names among the eight are University of Louisiana System President Dr. Jim Henders...
Apr 21, 2021
Senate Bill to state minimum wage at $15 an hour advances
A Senate bill to raise the state minimum wage to $15 an hour beginning in 2022 advances from Senate Labor 3 to 2. Bill author, New Orleans Senator Troy Carter said the top five occupations with the gr...
Apr 21, 2021 Paul Sableman / CC
30 percent increase in monthly marijuana for Louisianans since 2015
A study by US Drug Test Centers shows 8 percent of Louisianans admit to using marijuana within the last month, a 30 percent increase since 2015. CEO Dr. Jonathan Baktari said that gives the state the ...
Apr 21, 2021 Torben Hansen / CC
Ask the Governor April 21st, 2021
You can listen to the April 21st, 2021 episode of Ask the Governor here.
Apr 21, 2021
A House committee advances "bold" proposal to eliminate income taxes in exchange for higher property taxes
The House Ways and Means Committee advances a proposal that would eliminate the state's income tax on residents and a tax on businesses known as the corporate franchise tax. Mandeville Representative ...
Apr 21, 2021
Mandatory kindergarten bill advances
The Senate Education votes 5-1 in favor of a bill that would make kindergarten mandatory in Louisiana. Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields' bill would require all children to start school at the age of fi...
Apr 21, 2021
LSU scandal inspired sexual misconduct bill heads to Senate floor
Legislation inspired by the LSU sexual misconduct scandal mandating higher ed employees properly report known incidents of "power-based violence" is headed to the Senate floor. Power-based violence is...
Apr 21, 2021 Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
Louisiana officials react to Derek Chauvin's conviction
Governor John Bel Edwards says he's thankful the criminal justice system dispensed justice against ex-Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin who was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in the de...
Apr 21, 2021 David Geitgey Sierralupe / CC
No evidence vaccine is responsible for an increase in miscarriages
Social media claims that the COVID vaccine is responsible for a more than 300-percent increase in miscarriages is raising eyebrows. LSU Health New Orleans OB/GYN Doctor Asha Heard said recent studies ...
Apr 20, 2021
