Category Archives: Politics & Government
Legislation introduced to do away with concealed carry permit requirement
Oil City Representative Danny McCormick introduced legislation that would allow Louisianans to carry a concealed handgun on their person without needing a concealed carry permit. Currently to conceale...
Feb 23, 2021 Representative Danny McCormick (R) Oil City
Those receiving unemployment, Medicaid or SNAP eligible for free mobile internet service
Thanks to a COVID Relief bill those receiving unemployment, Medicaid or SNAP Benefits are now eligible to receive free mobile internet service. Q Link Wireless is one of the phone providers participat...
Feb 23, 2021 Johan Larsson / CC
Landry, Nungesser off to strong 2023 fundraising starts
Potential 2023 Gubernatorial Race contenders Attorney General Jeff Landry and Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser are off to a strong fundraising start with the election more than two years away. Landry is s...
Feb 23, 2021
Shreveport water issues continue for second week
Two winter storms last week have crippled the City of Shreveport. While the city expects to have water service restored today, the city will remain under a boil advisory for remainder of the week. May...
Feb 23, 2021 Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins
Legislative task force to look at insurance costs post tort reform
A joint legislative task force will meet Tuesday at 10 AM to discuss the state's insurance market and insurance affordability issues. A substantial package of tort reform went into effect on January 1...
Feb 22, 2021
GOHSEP says self-reporting damage due to the winter weather could help with federal assistance
The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is seeking information via a survey on damage.la.gov from anyone who sustained damage from the winter weather, which could potenti...
Feb 22, 2021
School teachers and employees to be prioritized for COVID vaccine
Teachers and school staff will be among those eligible to be vaccinated for COVID beginning Monday. Governor Edwards made the announcement Thursday allowing an additional 166,000 K-12 employees to be ...
Feb 18, 2021 Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley
Gov. Edwards: K-12 teachers to be vaccine eligible "relatively soon"
Governor Edwards says he will make an announcement "relatively soon" on expanding COVID vaccine eligibility to K-12 teachers and staff. Edwards was optimistic teachers won't have to wait for much long...
Feb 18, 2021 Photo courtesy of Governor Edwards' twitter feed
Winter storm set new low record temps and get ready for round two
The winter storm allowed for new record low temperatures to be set. National Weather Service Shreveport Meteorologist C.S. Ross said the mercury in Shreveport dropped to one degree today. The previous...
Feb 16, 2021 Winter storm in Louisiana February 15, 2021 photo by Brooke Thorington
Cassidy one of seven GOP Senators to vote in favor of convicting former President Trump
Senator Bill Cassidy was one of seven Republicans to vote in favor of convicting former President Trump over allegations that he attempted to incite an insurrection on January 6th. That vote ultimatel...
Feb 13, 2021
