Category Archives: Politics & Government
Gov Landry in talks with Texas about keeping Louisiana National Guard troops at the Southern border
Governor Jeff Landry started sending a rotation of 50 Louisiana Army National Guardsmen to the Texas border this March to help secure the border against illegal crossing. The three-month deployment is...
Jun 05, 2024
President Biden unveils plan to restrict migrants seeking asylum at U.S. southern border
President Joe Biden revealed plans Tuesday to immediately enact significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the southern border. His plan becomes active when border encounters reach 2,500 p...
Jun 05, 2024
20 GOP leaders meet to press the energy policy of the Biden administration
Governor Jeff Landry and 19 other GOP leaders spoke at a diesel refinery in Chalmette to hammer the Biden administration's energy policy and called on the president "to pursue an all-of-the-above ener...
Jun 05, 2024 The U.S. National Archives / CC
Several education bills passed in the session while other measures were cut
Besides the Gator Scholarship Program, several education bills were passed in the session. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin said interventions to improve literacy in Louisiana have...
Jun 05, 2024 GotCredit / CC
New bill would block public records requests for out-of-state journalists
A bill heading to the governor's desk would prohibit out-of-state journalists from requesting public records from the governor's office. Gonzales Senator Ed Price questioned River Ridge Senator Kirk T...
Jun 04, 2024
Senator Mizell's bill to ban cell phones in school heads to Governor Landry's desk to be signed
Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell's bill that would ban cell phones from classrooms heads to Governor Jeff Landry's desk to be signed. Mizell says there are options for schools to determine how phones w...
Jun 04, 2024 SimpleFoto / Depositphotos.com
CABL review of the regular legislative session
Governor Jeff Landry's first regular legislative session ended Monday night. Council for a Better Louisiana President, Barry Erwin said there were several anticipated important issues that lawmakers a...
Jun 04, 2024
Surgical castration to be sentencing option for sex offenders who violate children
Judges in Louisiana will have the option to sentence those who commit sex crimes against children to surgical castration, in addition to prison time. Bill author, Baton Rouge Senator Regina Barrow tol...
Jun 03, 2024 Blogtrepreneur / CC
THC ban bill fails and a compromise was reached
The legislative session ends today with lawmakers failing to approve a bill that would ban edible THC products. This is a win for businesses and cannabis aficionados. Crescent Canna CEO Joe Gerrity le...
Jun 03, 2024 Matthew Brodeur / Unsplash
$2,000 stipend for teachers approved by Louisiana Lawmakers
Louisiana lawmakers have approved a 48 billion dollar budget that includes a two thousand dollar stipend for teachers and hundreds of millions of dollars for infrastructure projects. House Appropriati...
Jun 03, 2024 Purple Slog / CC
