Category Archives: Politics & Government
New Orleans back in the running to potentially host 2031 Super Bowl
Now that New Orleans is back in the running to host the 2031 Super Bowl, what are the city's chances of landing the big game for that year? NOLA.com columnist Jeff Duncan says like all other candidate...
Jan 07, 2026 CAESARS SUPERDOME (photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine provides treatment to Astra, a military working dog suffering from Addison's Disease
Thanks to LSU's School of Veterinary Medicine, a military working dog suffering from Addison's Disease got the life-saving treatment she needed. Astra, an eight-year-old Belgian Malinois, had an eleva...
Jan 07, 2026 Back row from left, Assistant Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine Dr. Agostino Buono, Veterinary Technician Ashley Benjamin, Small Animal Internal Medicine Resident Grégor Boot, Senior Veterinary Student Katherine Woolf, and Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine Patty Lathan. Bottom row, from left, Staff Sgt. David Tatterson, MWD Astra, and Sgt. Pierce Getner (photo: Chris Jones/LSU Vet Med)
Senator Bill Cassidy opposes reduction of childhood immunization schedule recommended by CDC
This week, the CDC announced a revised vaccine schedule for children, recommending fewer vaccines. Vaccines for hepatitis A and B, flu, COVID, among others, have been moved to shared decision-making b...
Jan 07, 2026 U.S. Senator BILL CASSIDY (courtesy of Office of U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy)
Louisiana wins Business Facilities magazine's "Platinum Deal of the Year" for second consecutive year
For the second year in a row, a major economic development project in Louisiana has been recognized by Business Facilities as the Platinum Deal of the Year. Governor Jeff Landry says Business Faciliti...
Jan 06, 2026 Courtesy of LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/Facebook
Louisiana Congressmen Bill Cassidy, Troy Carter have differing views on Nicolas Maduro capture
Reaction to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. troops is, predictably, split down party lines. Republicans like Senator Bill Cassidy are hailing the operation. "I join Presiden...
Jan 06, 2026 NICOLAS MADURO on board the USS Iwo Jima (photo courtesy of United States Department of Defense)
New 2026 Louisiana reform bills aim to lower auto insurance costs
A package of auto insurance reform bills went into effect on January 1st. Can they reduce auto insurance premiums? Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Louisiana CEO Ben Albright says the modif...
Jan 06, 2026
New Louisiana law implemented January 1st stipulates that only contractors with a residential construction or roofing license can legally perform roofing work
If you need a new roof, a new law went into effect on January 1st that you should know about. Executive Director of the State Licensing Board for Contractors, Brad Hassert, says only contractors with ...
Jan 05, 2026
Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry heading to New York City to pursue 2031 Super Bowl as well as future NBA All-Star Games
Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson and Governor Landry are in New York to try to lure two major events to New Orleans - the 2031 Super Bowl and a future NBA All-Star Game. NOLA.com columnist Jeff ...
Jan 05, 2026 New York City Skyline (photo: Dietmar Rabich/Wikimedia Commons)
According to U.S. Mint Director Paul Hollis of Mandeville, pennies are no longer minted, but will remain in circulation for the foreseeable future
The federal government minted its last penny about two months ago, but it will be decades before the penny becomes a rare coin. Newly confirmed U.S. Mint Director Paul Hollis from Mandeville says enou...
Jan 05, 2026
"Hope out of Darkness": Statue commemorating wrongfully enslaved man Solomon Northup unveiled in Marksville
A statue was unveiled in Avoyelles Parish on Sunday to commemorate the 165th anniversary of the liberation of a wrongfully enslaved man. Solomon Northup was born a free black man in upstate New York i...
Jan 05, 2026 HOPE OUT OF DARKNESS statue commemorating SOLOMON NORTHUP (photo courtesy of Louisiana State Representative Daryl Deshotel)
