Category Archives: Politics & Government
A new political party emerges amid the growing political divide in the U.S.
A new political party has emerged in the U.S. calling themselves the Forward Party. LSU Political Science professor Robert Hogan said third parties have a history of fizzling out but with the growing ...
Jul 28, 2022
Congressman Higgins addresses criticism that he hasn't done enough to help with recovery from Hurricanes Laura & Delta
Louisiana District 3 Congressman Clay Higgins sets the record straight on criticism of his work to help southwest Louisiana's ongoing hurricane recovery. Higgins' district was hit by Hurricane Laura o...
Jul 27, 2022 Congressman Clay Higgins (R) represents Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District
Dems run NO ONE in two Congressional races. Why?
Qualifying for the fall federal midterm elections ended last week with no Democrat candidate in two congressional district races. Why? LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says District 4's Mi...
Jul 26, 2022
District 4 Congressman Mike Johnson UNOPPOSED. Wins fourth term in office
Louisiana District 4 Congressman Mike Johnson celebrates winning re-election unopposed and the next two years in office. Johnson qualified last week to run for re-election and, when qualifying was ove...
Jul 25, 2022
Lafayette Parish Mayor-President Josh Guillory voluntarily checks himself into a rehab facility for alcohol addiction or PTSD
Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory announces that he has voluntarily checked himself into an in-patient rehabilitation facility for 21 days. Guillory says he never drank before or during working ...
Jul 25, 2022
Despite two challengers, Congressman Scalise looks to the future and re-taking the U.S. House
Although Louisiana District 1 Congressman Steve Scalise has two challengers for the November 8th Congressional primary, he is focused on the future of the House, his party and the country. At qualifyi...
Jul 24, 2022 Rep Steve Scalise (R) - LA
PSC Commissioner Francis says private utility companies have to answer to stockholders as residents ask for relief with power bills
As many Louisianans are plagued with high energy bills District 4 Public Service Commissioner Mike Francis will face two opponents in his bid for a second six-year term. Francis said he's often asked ...
Jul 22, 2022 PSC Commissioner Mike Francis - District 4
Plan to send violent Bridge City Center juvenile inmates to Angola draws criticism
Governor John Bel Edwards' plan to send the most violent inmates from the troubled Bridge City Center for Youth to Angola state prison is coming under fire. The juvenile jail has had four violent esca...
Jul 22, 2022
Kennedy raises $29M for campaign. Hopes to hit $40M before November.
U.S. Senator John Kennedy has already raised about $29-million in campaign cash, but says he'd like to break the $40-million mark before Election Day. His on-hand funds far outstrip any of his announc...
Jul 22, 2022
Louisiana abortion clinics remain open as a lawsuit against the ban makes its way through the courts
Abortions remain legal in Louisiana due to a temporary injunction issued by state district judge Donald Johnson. A lawsuit challenging the state's trigger abortion ban laws is at the center of the inj...
Jul 21, 2022 State District Judge Donald Johnson, 19th Judicial Court
