Category Archives: Politics & Government
Mayor of Lake Charles voices displeasure with federal government and lack of aid for southwest Louisiana
Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter voiced his frustration and made pleas for help on "Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster" Monday. Hunter said it has been nearly eleven months since Hurricane Laura demolished ...
Jul 19, 2021 Nic Hunter, Mayor of Lake Charles
Republicans lead charge to override vetoes in historic session, Governor Edwards stands by his vetoes
Lawmakers will gather at the state Capitol Tuesday for a historic veto session. The legislature could vote on as many as 28 Republican-sponsored bills that Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed. Edwards st...
Jul 16, 2021 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
Historic veto session set to begin Tuesday
Louisiana lawmakers will hold a veto session for the first time since the current state Constitution was enacted in 1974. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat said capitol observers have expected an over...
Jul 16, 2021 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
Former Governor Edwin Edwards will lie in state at the Capitol
Governor Edwin Edwards will lie in state at the State Capitol Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. He will be the 5th governor to lie in state, a distinction that Edwards biographer Leo Honeycutt said is d...
Jul 16, 2021
Governor Edwin Edwards to lie in state Saturday
Longtime allies of Governor Edwin Edwards will pay their last respects Saturday as the Cajun Prince is set to lie in state at one of his favorite places on earth, the State Capitol. Longtime Delhi Dem...
Jul 15, 2021 Delhi Rep Francis Thompson - R
Gun rights advocates push for "constitutional carry" veto override
National gun rights organizations are hoping a last-minute campaign to sway lawmakers into heading back to Baton Rouge to override the Governor's veto of constitutional carry legislation will pay off....
Jul 15, 2021
First child tax credit payment to be deposited Thursday
Parents should begin seeing the first of six-monthly child tax credit payments in their accounts or mailboxes today. Partner with Metairie accounting firm Malcolm M. Dienes, Johnathan Stoltz said inco...
Jul 15, 2021
A decision is expected to be made soon on the likelihood of the veto session
Tomorrow is the deadline for lawmakers to turn in ballots to cancel the upcoming veto override session. LaPolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford said it appears likely that less than half of both the Ho...
Jul 14, 2021 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
Congressman Garret Graves reflects on the legacy of former Governor Edwin Edwards
Congressman Garret Graves was the last candidate to run against former Governor Edwin Edwards, beating Edwards in the 2014 race for the 6th Congressional District seat. The race came just a few years ...
Jul 14, 2021 Tammy Anthony Baker / CC
Analyst: Edwards' tenure shifted political power south, brought Blacks into state government
Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat said former Governor Edwin Edwards, who died Monday at 93, presided over several major changes in state politics that are still with us today. Pinsonat said one of th...
Jul 13, 2021
