Category Archives: Politics & Government

State lawmakers begin a two-and-a-half-week session Monday that will address crime. Emotional debate is expected on legislation that will give the state more options to carry out a death sentence, suc...

A special session that will look at ways to reduce crime in Louisiana will begin on Monday. Metairie Representative Laurie Schlegel has filed bills to strengthen penalties on carjackers and drug deale...

Governor Landry said the state will not opt-in for Summer EBT because it's pandemic-related and there are other programs available. But New Orleans Democrat Representative Matthew Willard disagrees an...

After an investigation by WWL-TV reveals St. Tammany coroner-elect Dr. Christopher Tape was charged with six counts of child sexual assault in New Mexico, local lawmakers are calling for him to resign...

Among the legislation filed for the special session to address crime would expand the methods used to carry out the death penalty. Hammond Representative Nicholas Muscarello said there's an ongoing sh...

The proposed sale of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana to Elevance Health is off. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says his office received word last night from Blue Cross that it decided...

A two-day public hearing on the proposed sale of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana to Elevance Health of Indiana has been canceled as the Louisiana Department of Insurance has been informed the acqu...

The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services will not be participating in Summer EBT this year. Louisiana Budget Project Executive Director Jan Moeller said it's a travesty the state has o...

A federal judge has ordered the state's legislative maps to be redrawn because it violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting the black vote. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross said it's a m...

Governor Jeff Landry's special session to address crime in Louisiana will begin next Monday and wrap on March 6th. Monroe Senator Steward Cathey believes the legislation Landry is calling for will mak...