Category Archives: Politics & Government
Governor Landry signs bill into law that makes abortion pills as controlled substances
UPDATE: On Friday Governor Jeff Landry signed Senate Bill 276 into law. A bill that would classify two abortion-inducing drugs as controlled and dangerous substances is headed to the governor's desk a...
May 24, 2024 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
Early childhood education funding restored to FY 24-25 state budget
The Senate has restored $24 million to go towards Early Childhood Education after it was previously cut in the House to balance the state budget. "While we were disheartened when the House cut that mo...
May 23, 2024
Over 4,000 mental health providers to become available under new state plan
The Louisiana Department of Health is set to greatly increase the availability of mental health providers by expanding Medicaid reimbursement eligibility to provisionally licensed mental health profes...
May 22, 2024
Louisiana legislature approves bill on abortion-inducing drugs
The Louisiana House has approved legislation making it a crime to possess two abortion-inducing drugs without a prescription. But doctors are concerned reclassifying mifepristone and misoprostol as co...
May 22, 2024 Brandon Giesbrecht / CC
Landry and Brumley unveil recommendations to support teachers
Governor Landry and State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley unveiled recommendations today to support public school teachers and students. The "Let Teachers, teach" workgroup focused on identif...
May 22, 2024 Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley
Bill to repeal break for working minors is amended in the Senate and returns to the House
Legislation to remove the required 20-minute break for minors who work five or more hours passed in the Senate after it was amended and it returns to the House. Lafayette Republican Senator Jean-Paul ...
May 22, 2024 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
Bill to mandate heat and air conditioning in Louisiana public school buses fails
The Louisiana House has put the brakes on a bill requiring all public school buses to have heating and air conditioning by 2032. The proposal would also mandate all buses bought after August 1st would...
May 22, 2024 Johannes Thiel / CC
Bill to remove gassing as form of execution fails to advance
Members of the Jewish community were stunned after House Criminal Justice voted against a bill to remove gassing as a form of execution in Louisiana. Jacquelyn Stern with Jews Against Gassing said it ...
May 21, 2024 Photo by Brooke Thorington
House Education Committee approves ESA bill that could one day provide public dollars for private school education
On an eight to four vote, the House Education Committee approves the legislation that creates the Gator Scholarship Program that one day would allow parents of all income levels receive taxpayer dolla...
May 21, 2024 Stuart Seeger / CC
Bill to remove gassing as a form of execution, depsite pleas from Jews, fails in House Criminal Justice
In the House Criminal Justice Committee members failed to pass a bill to remove gassing as a form of execution. They heard from John Sinquefield with the AG's office who spoke in opposition. He said n...
May 21, 2024
