Category Archives: Politics & Government
Atchafalaya Basin Bridge turns 50
The I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge which connects Acadiana to the Baton Rouge area is 50 years old, and Deidra Druilhet with the department of transportation says constructing the well known bridge was...
Oct 31, 2023 blsturman / CC
Grambling President Rick Gallot appointed as new president of the UL System
Grambling State President Rick Gallot will replace Doctor Jim Henderson as the President of the University of Louisiana System. Henderson is leaving his post at the U-L System to be the next president...
Oct 27, 2023
House of Education rejects BESE's graduation appeals policy
The House Education Committee rejected BESE's graduation appeals policy in an eight to three vote on Thursday. The proposal would give seniors an appeals option if they do not pass the LEAP exit exam....
Oct 27, 2023 State Farm / CC
Dr. Jim Henderson named the new president at Louisiana Tech
The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors names Doctor Jim Henderson as the new president of the Louisiana Tech. Henderson will leave his job as U-L System president and he looks to buil...
Oct 26, 2023
Construction of Calcasieu River Bridge takes a detour
After the legislature's House Transportation committee rejected a plan that involved the use of tolls to partially fund a new $2.1 billion I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge, interim State Transportation Sec...
Oct 26, 2023 Patrick Feller / CC
Town of Benton excitement over House Speaker Mike Johnson
History was made for Louisiana on Wednesday when Congressman Mike Johnson of Benton was elected Speaker of the House making him the first from the state of Louisiana. Benton Mayor, Shelly Horton, said...
Oct 25, 2023 Speaker Mike Johnson October 24, 2023.
Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson elected as U.S. House Speaker
History is made as Congressman Mike Johnson from Benton is the first Speaker of the House from Louisiana. Johnson, who announced his candidacy on Saturday, received 220 votes, three more than he neede...
Oct 25, 2023
Governor-Elect Jeff Landry announces transition chairs. Transition headquarters are at U-L Lafayette
Former Congressman Ralph Abraham and influential Republican businessmen Lane Grigsby and Eddie Rispone were announced today as transition chairs for Governor-elect Jeff Landry's transition team. Landr...
Oct 25, 2023
Louisiana among state's suing Meta for online addition practices among children
Louisiana is among the thirty-three states suing Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, for allegedly using addictive features to hook and exploit children. "We're seeing a dramatic incre...
Oct 25, 2023 Carissa Rogers / CC
Jeff Landry to hold first press conference as governor-elect to announce transition team
Governor-elect Jeff Landry will hold his first press conference this morning to announce his transition team. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat said the Republican will introduce several people who ar...
Oct 25, 2023 Governor-elect Jeff Landry thanks his supporters in Broussard, LA October 14, 2023.
