Category Archives: Politics & Government
Obama endorses Vice President Kamala Harris as the democratic nominee
Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama have officially endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for the 2024 presidential election. LSU Political Sci...
Jul 26, 2024 Tom Lohdan / CC
LA lawmakers says no tax reform special session
There will not be a tax reform special session this year, but House Speaker Phillip DeVillier says the goal for this Legislature is to pass some meaningful reforms in the near future to bring more bus...
Jul 26, 2024 Eunice Rep Phillip DeVillier (R)
U.S. Senate committee to subpoena Steward Health CEO which has poorly managed Glenwood Hospital in West Monroe
The US Senate Health Committee has voted 16-4 to subpoena the CEO of Steward Health, Dr. Richard de la Torra. Committee Co-Chair Senator Bill Cassidy said they are investigating what led to Steward's ...
Jul 25, 2024
Louisiana Legislature will not hold a special session on tax reform this year
Talk of a special session next month so that lawmakers can then vote to hold a constitutional convention...is dead. Lapolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says the House Speaker has told Representativ...
Jul 25, 2024
LEAP scores hold steady after a couple of years of growth
State education officials say LEAP scores from the last school year show third through eighth graders improved their overall mastery rate by one percent in English. But Superintendent of Education Cad...
Jul 24, 2024
What does a Harris ticket look like for the presidential race
After President Joe Biden dropped out of the Presidential race and Vice President Kamala Harris stepped in, polls are not showing a big shift due to the substitution. John Couvillon of JMC Analytics a...
Jul 24, 2024 Phil Roeder / CC
Kamala Harris looking at former Congressman Cedric Richmond as a possible VP nominee
Kamala Harris is looking at former Louisiana Congressman and state representative Cedric Richmond as a potential running mate. UNO Political Science professor Ed Chervenak says Richmond is an interest...
Jul 24, 2024 Congressman Cedric Richmond - Louisiana
Review being performed of DOTD to find best ways to optimize agency
The Boston Consulting Group is reviewing State Transportation to find ways to make it more efficient. This is after Governor Landry ordered DOTD to optimize operations. DOTD Secretary Joe Donahue said...
Jul 24, 2024
Jimmy Genovese introduced as 21st president of Northwestern State University
Jimmy Genovese (Gen-o-vez) was introduced today as the 21st president of Northwestern State. Genovese was the lone finalist for the job to replace Doctor Marcus Jones. Genovese left the Supreme Court ...
Jul 23, 2024
Speaker Mike Johnson announces Bipartisan Task Force to investigate attempted assassination of Donald Trump
Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned from the Secret Service after Speaker Mike Johnson continually called for her to step down after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. "I'm...
Jul 23, 2024
