Category Archives: Politics & Government

A federal judge has ordered that the dozen or so violent juvenile offenders housed at the State Penitentiary at Angola must be removed by September 15th. In her ruling, Judge Shelly Dick said the faci...

Among the topics in the first statewide televised debate with five of the seven major gubernatorial candidates, was the state's property insurance crisis. Four of the candidates say they would call fo...

A new law that went into effect this year allows more students to receive free meals. Rhonda Jackson, Director of No Kid Hungry Louisiana said there are three categories of school meals, free, reduced...

Treasurer John Schroder launches an attack ad linking gubernatorial opponent Jeff Landry to Zach Mosley, a Texas attorney accused of scamming property owners after the 2020 hurricanes. ULM Political S...

Five of the seven major candidates will participate in the first televised debate for the 2023 governor's race tonight. Republican Jeff Landry refuses to participate because he said the organizer, the...

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy was asked his thoughts on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's health after the Kentucky lawmaker appeared to freeze in front of the public on at least two occasions...

State Transportation is looking for partners to build and maintain electric vehicle charging stations. DOTD Chief Maintenance Engineer Kevin Reed said 80 percent of the charging station costs are fund...

With just over five weeks until the October 14th primary, Republican Jeff Landry reports more than $8 million cash on hand, and since July he's raised $3 million. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat sai...

The National Republican Governors Association is getting into the fray of things in Louisiana with a TV attack ad against Democrat Shawn Wilson. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross said the ...

Former Louisiana legislator and ULM employee Dr. Charles McDonald passed away Saturday. McDonald served as the Director of Counseling, Placement, and Testing and the Director of Financial Aid and Scho...