Category Archives: Politics & Government
LaSalle Parish School District first in Louisiana to do away with homework assignments
LaSalle Parish Schools is the first district in the state to eliminate homework assignments. Superintendent Jonathan Garrett says homework has a limited benefit on academic success and believes that n...
Feb 02, 2026 (photo: Jessica Lewis/thepaintedsquare/Unsplash)
Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley to file bill aimed at eliminating inspection stickers on private vehicles
If one member of the Louisiana House of Representatives has his way, private passenger vehicle safety inspection stickers will soon be a thing of the past. Stonewall Republican Larry Bagley is plannin...
Feb 02, 2026 photo courtesy of Louisiana State Police
US Senate race in the back drop of Washington D.C. Mardi Gras festivities
One of Louisiana's biggest political networking events of the year is underway in the nation's capital, as it's D-C Mardi Gras time. LaPolitics.com publisher and editor Jeremy Alford says there will b...
Jan 29, 2026
Senator Bill Cassidy calls for investigation after shootings in Minneapolis involving ICE agents
Senator Bill Cassidy is calling for a full joint federal and state investigation into the events in Minneapolis that he described as "disturbing." In a conference call with reporters, Cassidy said thi...
Jan 28, 2026 U.S. Senator BILL CASSIDY (courtesy of Office of U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy)
Louisiana winter storm death toll rises to 8 as power restoration, resident safety top list of Landry administration priorities
The state health department has announced five additional deaths because of the winter storm, bringing the total number to eight. The cause of death for five of the victims is hypothermia. LDH also sa...
Jan 27, 2026 Louisiana Governor JEFF LANDRY (photo courtesy of Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry/Facebook)
Louisiana DOTD, alongside state police and National Guard, work to assist motorists and restore traffic flow along I-20 in North Louisiana
For those of you in North Louisiana, DOTD is urging you to stay off the roads once again today, if you possibly can. Spokeswoman Erin Buchanan says that especially includes I-20. "We've had numerous s...
Jan 27, 2026 (photo courtesy of Louisiana State Police/Facebook)
Ice storm update: Officials urge caution as efforts are underway to restore electricity to Louisiana residents still without power
Restoring power, clearing the roads of ice and preventing more deaths are the main priorities as north Louisiana continues to deal with the aftermath of an historic ice storm. At least three people ha...
Jan 27, 2026 (photo courtesy of Entergy Louisiana)
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, spotlighting and providing outreach to victims in need
With January being Human Trafficking Awareness Month, the Office of Human Trafficking Prevention has been working to make people aware of how big of an issue that it is here. Director Mary Kate Andrep...
Jan 27, 2026 Imagens Evangélicas / CC
As 2026 tax filing season begins, new tax breaks will aid restaurant waitstaff and the elderly
If you have all of your tax forms - W-2s, 1099s and others - you can now file your federal and state income tax returns. There seems to be something new every year, and this year is no different. Rich...
Jan 27, 2026 Chris Potter / CC
American Red Cross of Louisiana in need of volunteers to assist with shelters in wake of ice storm
If you have some extra time on your hands, the Red Cross could use your help. Kenneth St. Charles, the regional CEO of the American Red Cross Louisiana Region, is putting out a statewide call for volu...
Jan 26, 2026
