Category Archives: Politics & Government

A Mandeville state lawmaker says he'll try again this year to pass a bill that would hold back certain public school students who are way behind in reading. Republican Richard Nelson has filed House B...

Attorney General Jeff Landry released the Protecting Innocence Report todays. Landry says its an examination of sexually explicit material at public libraries that may not be age appropriate for child...

Mona Hardin, the mother of Ronald Greene, will attend the President's State of the Union tonight, where he's expected to address police brutality. Hardin is the guest of Congressman Troy Carter, and h...

Former Opelousas state Senator Elbert Guillory says, later this week, he will formally announce plans to run for Lt. Governor this fall; challenging incumbent Billy Nungesser. Guillory says, if electe...

An East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputy, who saved a car crash victim's life last month, will be Senator Bill Cassidy's guest at this year's State Of The Union address. Will Bankston, an EBRSO Detective,...

There is now a declared Democrat in the race to be Louisiana's next governor. He is Daniel "Danny" Cole, a Pentecostal minister. Cole is also a teacher at Bolton High in Alexandria and he believes Lou...

State lawmakers have approved legislation that sets up a 45-million dollar incentive fund that will be used to bring more insurance companies to Louisiana that will offer homeowners coverage. Senate I...

Another candidate announces he will run for governor of Louisiana this fall. He is 56-year-old Jeffrey Istre (pronounced EAST), a resident of Kaplan, Army veteran and oilfield professional. Istre has ...

District 1 Congressman and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise led colleagues in passing a bill requiring federal workers to return to the office. It's dubbed the "SHOW UP Act"; an acronym for Stoppin...

As lawmakers continue to debate a plan to help alleviate soaring property insurance costs and availability in Louisiana, there is growing support for a plan to incentivize homeowners to hurricane-proo...