Category Archives: Politics & Government

Early voting is underway for the December fifth runoff. We saw long lines during early voting for the November election, but based on the first day of this early voting period, the lines will be much ...

Today the first coronavirus vaccine to apply for emergency approval from the FDA is Pfizer's effort to fight the pandemic. A 50-percent effectiveness rate was the original benchmark set for vaccines. ...

Some Republican state legislators are discussing whether the state should eliminate the state income tax. Shreveport Representative Thomas Pressly and Mandeville Representative Richard Nelson plan to ...

Governor John Bel Edwards says Louisiana is in the third surge of the pandemic, but he doesn't plan on implementing a stay-at-home order. However, he says new restrictions are possible. "We are lookin...

A family spokesperson for Edwin Edwards said the former four term-Governor appears to be improving but remains hospitalized with double pneumonia. Edwards' biographer Leo Honeycutt says despite Edward...

Tomorrow and Saturday Louisiana consumers will not have to pay state sales taxes on most purchases as a sales tax holiday will be in effect. Louisiana Department of Revenue spokesperson Byron Henderso...

Drugmaker Pfizer says they plan to file within days for emergency use with the FDA for their COVID-19 vaccine. As case numbers continue to increase along with hospitalizations Governor John Bel Edward...

In case you missed the Ask the Governor Show for November 18, you can listen here: http://affiliates.louisianaradionetwork.com/Audio/Ask%20the%20Governor/  

Over the past two days, the state has reported over 45-hundred new coronavirus cases. This is why Governor John Bel Edwards is asking Louisiana residents to not have large family gatherings for the up...

According to former Governor Edwin Edwards biographer, Leo Honeycutt, the 93-year-old has been admitted to a Baton Rouge hospital with double pneumonia. Edwards was released from the hospital on Sunda...