Category Archives: Politics & Government
Senator Cassidy proud of what he's done for Louisiana over the past year.
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy is proud of what he achieved in 2022. The Republican from Baton Rouge says he's proud to have pushed through a law advocating for pregnant moms in the workplace, to help vete...
Jan 15, 2023 US Senator Bill Cassidy (R)
Republican Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt enters the governor's race
Add another name to the list of candidates who are running for governor. Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt made her candidacy official today. The Republican has served in the state senate since 2016 and s...
Jan 13, 2023
Pentagon ends its mandatory COVID vaccine policy, after Louisiana's Pelican Institute files lawsuit.
The Pentagon has ended COVID vaccine mandates for U.S. servicemen and women. This comes after the Pelican Institute for Public Policy sued on behalf of two Louisiana military members who didn't want t...
Jan 13, 2023 NIAID / CC
Legislation to make father's responsible for half of pregnancy related expenses filed for upcoming session
Abita Springs Republican Representative Larry Frieman believes fathers should pay half for out-of-pocket pregnancy-related expenses. After talking with family law attorneys, he learned that there is n...
Jan 13, 2023 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Niagara Bottling investing up to $160 million to build Tangipahoa Parish manufacturing facility
Niagara Bottling announced its plans to invest $160 million in a state-of-the-art production facility near Hammond. The company headquartered in Diamond Bar California operates more than 40 production...
Jan 12, 2023
Meet the candidates: Hunter Lundy, Independent for Governor in 2023.
Amid talk of who is and is not running for governor this fall, the first person who officially declared candidacy is Lake Charles attorney Hunter Lundy. Lundy is an independent, who says the fact that...
Jan 12, 2023
Gov. Edwards celebrates the seven-year anniversary of Medicaid Expansion
On January 12th, 2016, Governor John Bel Edwards signed an executive order expanding Medicaid. The governor's communications director Lauren Leist says the decision seven years ago provided health ins...
Jan 12, 2023
Former state senator Karen Carter Peterson sentence to 22-months for wire fraud
Former state senator Karen Carter Peterson received a 22-month prison sentence today after admitting she used more than 140-thousand dollars in campaign funds from her own campaign and the Democratic ...
Jan 11, 2023
Congressman Graves says he will make a decision soon on governor's race
Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves said he'll decide very soon on the governor's race. Graves was on Mornings with Brian Haldane today and says he's gotten plenty of encouragement to seek the state...
Jan 11, 2023 (R) Congressman Garret Graves - District 6
DCFS: extra pandemic-related SNAP benefits run out next month. Be prepared.
Emergency additional food stamp benefits for the COVID pandemic are about to end. The USDA says February will be the final month. DCFS administers the extra benefits for Louisiana. Assistant Secretary...
Jan 11, 2023
