Category Archives: Politics & Government

The Denka plant in St. John Parish has received a two-year extension from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to meet the EPA's order to reduce emissions that residents in the area claim...

Beginning next year more Louisianans will be eligible for insurance coverage for bariatric surgery as commercial insurers will be required to cover the weight loss surgery. Medicaid currently covers t...

Several new laws go into effect today and the Fair Claims Processing bill is one of them. River Ridge Senator Kirk Talbot says says the new law establishes a simple, clear timeline for the claims proc...

Beginning August 1st both Medicaid and private insurers are required to cover for the care or treatment of menopause and perimenopause in Louisiana. New Orleans Representative Aimee Freeman (D) said p...

The first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign season was last night on CNN, leaving Americans with a wide array of feelings about the two likely presidential nominees. Tulane Associate Professor ...

Governor Jeff Landry appoints Doctor Ralph Abraham to be the state's first Surgeon General. Abraham says Louisiana spends on average the same as other states do in the country per patient... "but the ...

A Louisiana businessman says his insurance rates are up over 40% and he's not sure how long he can take it. Todd Hine, owner of Hine Environmental Services, a small waste services business in Sulphur,...

Data from the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Louisiana's unemployment rate decreased for the month of May to 4.1%. Louisiana Workforce Commission Director of Research and Economic Analysis E...

Governor Jeff Landry vetoed a bill that would have given his office the ability to pardon certain first-time convicted marijuana possession offenders without the recommendation of the pardon board. Ne...

Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves makes it clear he will not seek another political office this year, and that includes Baton Rouge Mayor, PSC Commissioner, or dog catcher. Graves says he's not re...