Category Archives: Politics & Government
Lee Mallett named new LSU Board of Supervisors chairman
Southwest Louisiana businessman Lee Mallett is the new chairman of the LSU Board of Supervisors, replacing Scott Ballard. Mallett has been on the LSU Board for 14 years. Louisiana Illuminator reporter...
Feb 13, 2026 LEE MALLETT (photo courtesy of Lee Mallett/Facebook)
President Donald Trump pardons LSU great Billy Cannon, along with four other former NFL players
President Trump has posthumously pardoned LSU legend Billy Cannon for his involvement in a counterfeiting scheme that resulted in him spending two-and-half years in prison. Billy Cannon's daughter, Bu...
Feb 13, 2026 LSU football legend BILLY CANNON (photo courtesy of LSU Athletics)
Ochsner Eat Fit's "Alcohol Free for 40 Challenge" showcases positive effects of giving up adult beverages
If you attempted Dry January and failed, or you need to get back on track after having a little too much fun during Carnival season, why not take part in Ochsner Eat Fit's Alcohol Free for 40 Challeng...
Feb 13, 2026
State Treasurer John Fleming accuses Governor Jeff Landry of scheming to appoint himself U.S. Senator
State Treasurer candidate John Fleming claims that Julia Letlow's entrance into the U.S. Senate race is part of a grand plan by Governor Jeff Landry to appoint himself as a U.S. Senator. Fleming descr...
Feb 12, 2026 Louisiana State Treasurer JOHN FLEMING (left) and Louisiana Governor JEFF LANDRY (right)
University of Louisiana at Monroe campus police department establishes drone detection system
The University of Louisiana at Monroe says it has bolstered public safety on its campus with the installation of a drone detection system. Dr. Mark Johnson is the Training Director for ULM Police, and...
Feb 12, 2026 ULM drone detection system (photo: Srdjan Marjanovic/ULM)
As qualifying for the 2026 closed party primaries begins, the race for the Fifth Congressional District heats up
On the first day of qualifying for the closed party primaries, six Republicans have qualified for the ballot in the Fifth Congressional District. That's the seat being vacated by Julia Letlow as she's...
Feb 12, 2026 LOUISIANA FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MAP (graphic courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Bill authored by Louisiana Senator John Kennedy. aimed at discontinuing social security payments to deceased recipients, signed by President Trump
President Trump has signed a bill aimed at stopping some welfare fraud. Senator John Kennedy's bill, Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act amends the Social Security Act to allow the Social ...
Feb 11, 2026 Louisiana Senator JOHN KENNEDY (left) and President DONALD TRUMP (photo courtesy of John Kennedy/Facebook)
Qualifying for closed party primary elections in U.S. Senate, House of Representatives has begun in Louisiana
Qualifying is underway in the closed primaries. Among those who qualified for U.S. Senate this morning was Republican State Treasurer John Fleming, who noted that he was the first one to announce a pr...
Feb 11, 2026
State, local and federal authorities team up to arrest 742 suspected gang members and drug dealers
Authorities have announced the arrest of 742 suspected gang members and drug dealers across Louisiana as part of an effort to crackdown on drugs that enter Louisiana that are tied to Mexican cartels. ...
Feb 10, 2026 (photo courtesy of FBI New Orleans/Facebook)
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill to file suits against California and New York regarding abortion pills
Attorney General Liz Murrill believes she would win a lawsuit against New York and California in her fight to extradite doctors who have been indicted for mailing abortion pills to individuals in Loui...
Feb 10, 2026 Louisiana Attorney General LIZ MURRILL (courtesy of Louisiana Office of the Attorney General)
