Category Archives: Politics & Government
Bill to increase hunting and fishing licenses receives final passage
A bill to increase hunting and fishing license fees in the state is on its way to the Governor's desk. Undersecretary at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Bryan McClinton said while l...
Jun 08, 2021
Bill to allow social media users to sue platforms if their posts are banned is killed in the legislature
A bill to allow social media users in the state to sue platforms like Twitter and Facebook if they are blocked for political or religious speech is dead for this legislative session after the proposal...
Jun 08, 2021 Jason Howie / CC
Legislation prohibiting drivers from using cell phones while behind the wheel fails to secure enough votes in the Senate
A bill that would have banned drivers from handling their cell phones while behind the wheel failed by one vote in the Senate. The House-approved measure needed 20 votes to pass the upper chamber, but...
Jun 08, 2021
Louisiana Senate approves new plan to divert more money towards roads and bridges
State senators are no longer pushing to make a temporary state sales tax permanent to fund highway transportation projects, instead, the Senate approved a bill to take revenue from vehicle sales taxes...
Jun 07, 2021 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
Bill decriminalizing possession of 14 grams or less of marijuana passes in the Senate
The Louisiana Senate has given final legislative approval to a bill that will decriminalize possession of 14 grams or less of marijuana. The proposal needed 20 votes to pass and that's exactly how man...
Jun 07, 2021
Sales tax infrastructure dedication effort faces long odds
The legislative session ends Thursday so legislation that would dedicate .45 percent of the state sales tax that will expire in 2025 to infrastructure has only four days left to get over the finish li...
Jun 07, 2021 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
Bill to cover bariatric surgery for state employees passes in the legislature
A bill to cover bariatric surgeries for state employees passes overwhelmingly in the legislature after a long-fought battle. Bill author Baton Rouge Senator Regina Barrow said this is welcome news for...
Jun 04, 2021 Stuart Seeger / CC
Film tax credit extension defeated in the House
The House rejected an attempt to extend the state's 180 million dollar film tax credit out to 2028 from its current sunset date of 2025. The bill began as an effort to incentivize companies to do more...
Jun 04, 2021 Riksarkivet (National Archives of Norway)
Vaccinated Louisiana residents can visit a state park or historic site for free through July 31st
Governor John Bel Edwards announces that vaccinated individuals can now gain free entry into all Louisiana State Parks and historic sites through July 31st. Edwards says it doesn't matter when you got...
Jun 04, 2021
Bill requiring mandatory kindergarten passes in the House and now returns to the Senate
A bill to make kindergarten mandatory beginning at age five passed in the House on a 59-31 vote. New Orleans Representative Jason Hughes presented the bill for Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields and said...
Jun 03, 2021
