Category Archives: Politics & Government
New Orleans lawmaker files bill that could result in convicted sex offenders receiving a vasectomy
A bill that could lead to convicted sex offenders being ordered to have a vasectomy has been filed for the regular session. New Orleans Representative Delisha Boyd said she's proposing this added puni...
Mar 08, 2024 Stuart Seeger / CC
Bill to require mental health coverage for victims of rape filed for legislative session
New Orleans Representative Delisha Boyd wants health insurers to provide mental health coverage for victims of rape. The legislation is personal for Boyd because her mother was raped at the age of 15....
Mar 07, 2024 New Orleans Rep Delisha Boyd (D)
Louisiana high school seniors allowed to graduate without completing FAFSA starting next year
BESE has removed the requirement for high school seniors to complete FAFSA in order to graduate. The new policy goes into effect next school year. The board believes requiring a student to apply for f...
Mar 07, 2024 State Farm / CC
Abortion by Fraud Criminalization Act to be introduce after high profile case in Texas
After his sister in Texas was poisoned by her soon-to-be ex-husband who used the abortion-inducing medication, misoprostol, and was only sentenced to 180 days in Texas, Shreveport Senator Thomas Press...
Mar 06, 2024 39-year-old Mason Herring, the Texas attorney sentenced to 180 days for poisoning his wife with misoprostol with the intent to abort their child. His wife Catherine Herring is the sister of Shreveport Representative Thomas Pressly.
Badon switches political parties
Former New Orleans Representative Austin Badon, who's been appointed by Governor Jeff Landry to serve as Assistant to the Commissioner of the Office of Motor Vehicles, switched political parties and s...
Mar 05, 2024 Austin Badon
Governor Landry signs tough on crime bills approved in special session
Governor Landry signed several bills today approved in the crime special session. One of the new laws expands Louisiana's death penalty methods and seals the records of how the state obtains drugs to ...
Mar 05, 2024
Bill to prohibit purchase of unhealthy foods with SNAP filed
A bill to allow the Department of Child and Family Services to restrict the purchase of unhealthy foods with SNAP benefits has been filed for the regular session. Jennings Representative Troy Romero s...
Mar 05, 2024
Legislation to allow gunowners to conceal carry a firearm in a restaurant that serves alcohol will be heard in upcoming regular session
New Iberia Senator Blake Miguez has pre-filed legislation for the regular session to clarify that it will be legal to conceal carry a firearm in a restaurant that serves alcohol. The Republican lawmak...
Mar 05, 2024
Bill to clarify gun laws, after passage of concealed carry, filed for upcoming session
After a bill to allow non-felon adults to conceal carry without a permit in Louisiana passed in the special session, a lawmaker wants to provide more clarification to the law. New Orleans Representati...
Mar 05, 2024 seeetz / Unsplash
Right to Contraception Act filed for upcoming Louisiana legislative session
Bills to codify the right to contraception in Louisiana have been filed for the upcoming legislative session. Public Policy Professional Mary Patricia Wray said House Bill 395 and Senate Bill 225 seek...
Mar 04, 2024 Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition / Unsplash
