Category Archives: Politics & Government

290 small and midsized Louisiana municipalities have been awarded over 315 million dollars in American Rescue Plan COVID economic relief funds. About half of the funds will be delivered this month and...

Update: After a very lengthy meeting, the St. Tammany Parish council voted to give voters a chance to decide if they want a riverboat casino in Slidell. It will appear on the November 13th ballot. Ori...

LaPolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says it's highly likely the Legislature will hold its first-ever veto session on July 20th. Alford says lawmakers have until July 15th to vote to cancel the veto...

Delta Biofuel is looking at building a $70-million renewable fuel plant in Iberia Parish. Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson said the production facility would produce a fuel source that is a ...

The deadline to unenroll from the child tax credit program was Monday night, that's if you are eligible and prefer to receive a lump sum refund check after you file. If you did not unenroll you'll sti...

Governor John Bel Edwards vetoes legislation granting the right to conceal carry a firearm without a permit for ages 21 and up. The bill had popular support in both chambers during the session. Edward...

Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed a bill Friday that would allow a person 21-and-older to carry a concealed firearm without a permit or training. The action comes on the heels of a controversial veto t...

Law enforcement arrests one of their own for multiple charges including rape and indecent behavior with children. State Police Sargent Scott Moreau said after an investigation by their Special Victims...

What had been a mystery for 60 years is now solved after local historians located the gravesite of former Louisiana Governor Joseph Walker. Serving from 1850 to 1853, Walker was Louisiana's 13th Gover...

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy says a bipartisan group of Senators has reached an agreement with President Biden on an infrastructure bill. Cassidy and his Senate colleagues met with the President on ...