Category Archives: Politics & Government
Trump Administration approves Major Disaster Declaration for areas in north Louisiana affected by ice storm
President Trump has approved Governor Landry's request for a Major Disaster declaration for nine parishes in north Louisiana from last month's massive ice storm. Mike Steele with GOHSEP says the storm...
Feb 23, 2026
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals sustains law requiring Ten Commandments displays in Louisiana classrooms
Louisiana classrooms are given the green light by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to put up Ten Commandments posters. This, after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a three-judge panel's ea...
Feb 23, 2026 albund / Depositphotos.com
Lawmakers Looking To Establish Animal Abuse Registry
Like every other state across the country, Louisiana has a sex offender registry. Now, Chalmette Republican Representative Mike Bayham wants to create a registry for those who abuse animals. Bayham sa...
Feb 20, 2026 St. Bernard Parish Representative MICHAEL BAYHAM (photo courtesy of Michael Bayham)
Pineville Representative Mike Johnson files legislation targeting carbon capture
A Republican state representative has filed a trio of bills targeting carbon capture. The lead measure Pineville Representative Mike Johnson has filed is the Louisiana Landowners Protection Act, which...
Feb 19, 2026 Pineville Representative MICHAEL T. JOHNSON (photo courtesy of Michael T. Johnson)
New poll shows John Fleming leading Julia Letlow, Bill Cassidy in 2026 Senate primary
A new Senate poll shows a very competitive Senate primary and could spell big trouble for the incumbent. The poll commissioned by the John Fleming campaign and conducted by JMC Analytics and Polling s...
Feb 19, 2026 Louisiana State Treasurer JOHN FLEMING (photo courtesy of John Fleming/Facebook)
House Speaker Mike Johnson to face four opponents in 2026 District Four Congressional race
House Speaker Mike Johnson has drawn four challengers in his District Four race - two Republicans and two Democrats. One of those Democrats is Conrad Cable, a fifth-generation farmer from, appropriate...
Feb 19, 2026 U.S. Representative MIKE JOHNSON (photo courtesy of United States Congress)
16-year-old male arrested in connection with shooting at Mardi Gras Parade in Lake Charles
A 16-year-old is facing an attempted second-degree murder charge after allegedly shooting another teenager during a Mardi Gras Parade in Lake Charles Tuesday night. Deputies say a 14-year-old suffered...
Feb 19, 2026
Former Xavier University President Dr. Norman C. Francis' legacy remembered by former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu
Remembrances are pouring on for another civil rights giant. Dr. Norman C. Francis passed away yesterday morning at the age of 94. Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu was a lifelong friend of Dr. F...
Feb 19, 2026 Dr. NORMAN C. FRANCIS (photo courtesy of Xavier University)
Rapides Parish woman convicted in connection with 2023 wildfire
A Rapides Parish woman is convicted in connection with a wildfire west of Glenmora nearly three years ago. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says Carrie Willis was negligent as she was burning hous...
Feb 18, 2026 serggn / Depositphotos.com
Allegiant Air to extend non-stop flights from Shreveport to Orlando into fall months
Since 2012, the only time of year you were able to catch a non-stop flight on Allegiant Air from Shreveport to Orlando or vice-versa was during the summer months. But Mark Crawford, the airport busine...
Feb 18, 2026 (photo courtesy of Allegiant Air)
