Category Archives: Politics & Government
Oschner study of JP and Orleans residents show shocking results
An Ochsner COVID-19 study of 25,000 Jefferson and Orleans Parish residents finds an estimated seven percent had coronavirus antibodies in mid-May. That's far below the rate needed to obtain herd immun...
Jul 02, 2020
Tort supporters celebrating bipartisan passage of bill
Tort reform supporters are taking a victory lap today after yesterday's bipartisan passage of legislation aimed at lowering auto insurance rates by changing the way lawsuits are handled. Political ana...
Jul 01, 2020
Tort reform clears Legislature, Governor indicates support
Civil lawsuit reform legislation is headed to the Governor's desk that supporters say may lower auto insurance rates. The bill was passed on veto-proof lines but is less expansive than previous tort l...
Jun 30, 2020 Stuart Seeger / CC
Special session wraps up, 34 billion dollar budget passes
The Legislature approves a 34 billion dollar operating budget for the fiscal year starting today, one that looks fairly similar to the budget Governor Edwards first sent them. Despite the influx of hu...
Jun 30, 2020
Sen. Cassidy expects CARES 4.0 to pass in late July
Senator Bill Cassidy says he expects another federal stimulus package to be passed sometime in late July. Cassidy aims to have CARES 4.0 focused on covering the estimated 500 billion dollars of lost r...
Jun 30, 2020 Senator Bill Cassidy (R) - Louisiana
Contact tracing faces hurdles with recent COVID-19 case spike
According to data from the state department of health, of those that have tested positive for COVID-19 since mid-may, only 59% have responded to phone calls from contact tracers and only one-third are...
Jun 30, 2020 David Mellis / CC
Lawmakers set to sprint to the finish line on tort reform
The special session ends at 6 PM Tuesday and a number of tort reform bills aimed at lowering auto insurance rates are still working their way through the process. LaPolitics.com Publisher Jeremy Alfor...
Jun 30, 2020
Local reproductive rights advocates, Congressman respond to admitting privileges decision
Louisiana abortion providers will not need admitting privileges as the US Supreme Court has struck down a state law passed in 2014. Congressman Mike Johnson, who served as co-counsel for the state whe...
Jun 29, 2020 Glenn Beltz / CC
Texas/Louisiana border shutdown recommended by a New Orleans lawmaker
New Orleans Senator Troy Carter is suggesting Louisiana should put some regulations into place for travelers coming into the state from Texas and other hotspots following an uptick in COVID-19 cases. ...
Jun 29, 2020 Kimberly Vardeman / CC
School bus capacity capped at 50% under Phase Two; what does this mean for the upcoming school year?
If Louisiana is still in Phase Two when schools reopen in August then students who rely on a bus for transportation could be in a bind, because bus occupancy will be limited to 50 percent. State Super...
Jun 28, 2020 Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley
