Category Archives: Politics & Government
Congressmen Carter and Graves on the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas
Members of Louisiana's Congressional delegation react to Tuesday's tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. On Tuesday, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos walked into the Robb Elementary school and killed 19 ...
May 25, 2022 photo from USAToday.com
Resolution for state representatives to volunteer as a substitute teacher advances to House floor
A resolution for House members to volunteer as substitute teachers passes in House Governmental Affairs and advances to the House Floor. Homer Representative Patrick Jefferson who also serves as vice-...
May 25, 2022 Rep Patrick Jefferson
On a third try, New Orleans area lawmaker finally gets House approval on corporal punishment ban in public schools
A bill to ban corporal punishment in public schools finally gets House approval after it failed to get enough votes in the lower chamber after two previous tries in this session. It's not a total ban....
May 25, 2022 Representative Stephanie Hilferty (R)
New Orleans lawmaker says he's received a death threat for trying to get rid of Confederate-themed holidays
New Orleans Representative Matthew Williard says he's receiving death threats over his legislation to remove Robert E Lee Day and Confederate Memorial Day as legal holidays in Louisiana. Willard says ...
May 25, 2022 New Orleans Rep. Matthew Willard (D)
US Secretary of Energy visits Louisiana for the first time to see how the state is using energy resources
Congressman Troy Carter accompanied US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm on her trip to Louisiana Tuesday, touring the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Bayou Choctaw and GE's Wind Turbine facility a...
May 24, 2022 U.S. Department of Energy
The Louisiana House approves the bill that would prohibit discrimination based on hairstyle
House Bill 1083, also known as the CROWN Act, is on its way to the Senate after receiving overwhelming passage in the House. The bill, authored by New Orleans Representative Candace Newell, prohibits ...
May 24, 2022 New Orleans Representative Candace Newell (D)
Bill to ban handheld cellphone use closer to passage this session
After years of presenting legislation to ban handheld cellphone use, Breaux Bridge Representative Mike Huval's bill is finally closer to becoming law. House Bill 376 passed in the House on a 55 to 38 ...
May 24, 2022 MIke Kline / CC
What's next for the Fairness in Women's Sports Act? Will it be vetoed like last time or will it receive the governor's signature...
The Fairness in Women's Sports Act is on its way to the Governor's desk after the Senate voted 32-6 to concur with a House amendment. The lower chamber voted for it last week. The bill which bans tran...
May 23, 2022 Stuart Seeger / CC
Governor's race a year & a half away. Where are all the candidates?
Louisiana will elect a new governor in about 18 months, but there are virtually NO officially announced candidates at this time. New Orleans political analyst Ron Faucheux says, in years past, prospec...
May 23, 2022 Governor's mansion in Baton Rouge
House-passed "Constitutional Carry" bill goes before Senate committee Tuesday. Bill author confident it'll move forward.
A House-passed bill that would allow adults over 21 to carry a concealed weapon without a permit is scheduled for Senate Committee review Monday. Oil City Representative Danny McCormick is the bill's ...
May 23, 2022 samuelemunemu32
