Category Archives: Politics & Government

Trina Edwards, the 44-year-old widow of former four-term Governor Edwin Edwards, has announced a wedding date for she and her fianc, 79-year-old former legislative leader John Alario. She says they pl...

Four Republican gubernatorial candidates addressed members of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry at their annual meeting and outlined what their priorities would be if elected. Slidell...

5th District Congresswoman Julia Letlow wants to give parents legal protections so they can inquire about what their child is being taught in school. Such protections would be provided if her legislat...

A Tangipahoa Parish lawmaker wants to suspend drilling of carbon capture wells in Lake Maurepas. Ponchatoula Representative Bill Wheat (R - Dist.73) says he'll file a bill for the regular legislative ...

During his weekly press conference, Senator Bill Cassidy addressed comments from the FBI and federal Energy Department saying COVID-19 most likely got out of a viral research lab in Wuhan, China. Cass...

Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder says he's considering a run for governor. The Republican from Ascension Parish says he will only get into the race, if U-S Representative Garret Graves decides...

COVID protections from the federal government end in April, which means Medicaid recipients will be reevaluated for eligibility. Tara LeBlanc Executive Director of Louisiana's Medicaid program said si...

A Democrat has announced he'll run for State Treasurer of Louisiana this fall. He is 42-year-old Dustin Granger; a professional financial planner from Lake Charles. He says he wants to make the state ...

A so-called "Constitutional Carry" bill has been filed for the legislative session that starts in April. Oil City Representative Danny McCormick says Louisianans may already "open carry" a firearm in ...

East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore announces he's not running governor. Moore, who is a registered Democrat, has served as Baton Rouge's top prosecutor since 2008. Political analyst Berni...