Category Archives: Politics & Government
Secretary Of State's Office looks to update voting machines
The Secretary of State's Office has re-started the process of replacing the state's current stock of 10-thousand voting machines, which are decades-old. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says the Office ...
Jan 28, 2021 Jen Russo / CC
Senator Cassidy skeptical another stimulus check is needed
Senator Bill Cassidy expressed doubt about the Biden Administration's push for 1,400 dollar stimulus checks and a 15 dollar an hour federal minimum wage. Democrats made the promise of 2,000 dollar sti...
Jan 28, 2021 Senator Bill Cassidy (R) - Louisiana
Damage from the 2020 hurricane season totals $7.7 billion in insurance claims
Insurers have paid or reserved $7.7 billion on claims in Louisiana through the end of 2020 from hurricanes Laura, Delta, and Zeta. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said claims from Katrina in Louisi...
Jan 27, 2021 Commissioner of Insurance State of Louisiana Jim Donelon
Senator John Kennedy calls moratorium on new lease sales in the Gulf a job killer; Governor Edwards is concerned
U.S. Senator John Kennedy says President Joe Biden has delivered a devastating blow to Louisiana's economy by placing a moratorium on new oil and gas lease sales on federal lands and in federal waters...
Jan 27, 2021 haymarketrebel / CC
Ask The Governor
You can listen to the new episode of Ask the Governor here.
Jan 27, 2021
Former Rep Steve Carter dies of COVID
Former Baton Rouge state representative and mayoral candidate Steve Carter died of COVID-19 complications Tuesday, three weeks after he was first hospitalized with the virus. Political analyst Bernie ...
Jan 27, 2021 Former Baton Rouge Rep. Steve Carter
Governor Edwards seeks 3-billion dollars in federal block grant funding to help southwest Louisiana recover from Laura and Delta
Today marks five months since Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwest Louisiana causing massive damage and the rebuild is far from complete. Governor John Bel Edwards says he's asked President Joe ...
Jan 27, 2021 Hurricane Laura, August 27, 2020
State to receive 16 percent more in weekly vaccine doses
Beginning next week Louisiana will receive 67,350 COVID vaccine doses, an increase of almost 16 percent. President Joe Biden announced an overhaul to the Federal distribution of COVID vaccines Tuesday...
Jan 26, 2021 NIAID / CC
Biden Admin expected to issue yearlong moratorium on new oil and gas licenses
The Biden Administration is expected to issue a yearlong moratorium on new oil and gas drilling licenses for federal lands and waters as part of a push to ramp down American fossil fuel production and...
Jan 26, 2021
Louisiana is making progress in the fight against pollution
An audit from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's office says the state Department of Environmental Quality has made progress in the fight against pollution, but raises concerns about regulatory enfor...
Jan 26, 2021
