Category Archives: Politics & Government
Senate committee to hear House-approve marijuana decriminalization bill
UPDATE: The bill passed and is headed to the Senate floor. A Senate judiciary committee will hear House-approved legislation Tuesday that would decriminalize possession of up to 14 grams of marijuana....
May 24, 2021 Torben Hansen / CC
Mandatory kindergarten bill heads to House floor
House Appropriations advances Senate-approved legislation mandating children who turn five years old on or before September 30th attend Kindergarten. The vote was 19-1 with Bossier City Representative...
May 24, 2021 Johannes Thiel / CC
Insurance complaint process results in 41 million recovered related to 2020 hurricane claims
41 million dollars was recovered by the Louisiana Department of Insurance related to 1,500 complaints filed against insurers for issues stemming from last year's three hurricanes. Insurance Commission...
May 24, 2021 Pictures of Money / CC
Cassidy tours flooding and hurricane recovery in Lake Charles
Senator Bill Cassidy toured parts of Lake Charles this morning to check on the area after widespread flooding Monday and ongoing hurricane recovery efforts. As for helping southwest Louisiana get more...
May 21, 2021 Senator Bill Cassidy (R) - Louisiana
Governor Edwards: State considering vaccine incentive program
Governor Edwards says the state is considering implementing a vaccine incentive program similar to efforts in other states. The number of new vaccinations per week has fallen precipitously from a mid-...
May 21, 2021
Bill to increase weekly unemployment benefit and provide a hiring bonus fails in the House
A bill to increase the unemployment weekly benefit by $28 beginning in 2022 fails in the House. The bill came under bipartisan assault especially after a hiring bonus was added. Bill author Harvey Dem...
May 20, 2021 Rep Rodney Lyons (D) Harvey
House passes tax swap plan involving income taxes, a GOP priority
The House passes a constitutional amendment that would lower state personal income tax rates in exchange for eliminating the ability to deduct federal income taxes. Lafayette Representative Stuart Bis...
May 20, 2021 Stuart Seeger / CC
Bill prohibiting handheld use of a phone while driving passes in House
A bill prohibiting the handheld use of a cellphone when you are driving makes passage out of the house. Breaux Bridge Representative Mike Huval's bill would impose a $25 fine for the first offense and...
May 20, 2021 MIke Kline / CC
Business groups ask Governor Edwards to end the $300 per week federal enhanced unemployment benefits
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry and other business groups are asking Governor Edwards to stop the 300-dollar weekly federally enhanced unemployment benefits. LABI President Stephen ...
May 20, 2021
House committee approves pot legalization study resolution
A House committee unanimously approves a resolution calling for the formation of a committee dedicated to studying the impacts of potentially legalizing marijuana in Louisiana. Thibodaux Representativ...
May 19, 2021 Torben Hansen / CC
