Category Archives: Politics & Government
Legislation to give front line workers a 250-dollar check for hazard pay nears final legislative passage
Legislation that would provide grocery store workers, bus drivers, law enforcement personnel, and healthcare workers with a 250-dollar check is nearing final legislative passage. Alexandria Senator Ja...
Jun 27, 2020 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
Governor pushing for more compliance from businesses in COVID-19 spread mitigation efforts
Governor Edwards is demanding businesses comply with coronavirus restrictions as the state reported another 1,300 cases today. Earlier this month, the governor loosened capacity restrictions on busine...
Jun 26, 2020
UL System expects five percent drop in revenue for the coming fiscal year
The UL System is anticipating a five percent loss of revenue by the end of the 2021 fiscal year due to COVID-19 under the current likely scenario. UL System President Jim Henderson says they can absor...
Jun 26, 2020
House Republicans pushing to end Louisiana's COVID-19 state of emergency declaration
Shreveport Republican Alan Seabaugh is once again pushing his petition to end Louisiana's state of emergency because of COVID-19. Seabaugh needs the support of 53 other lawmakers in the House and says...
Jun 25, 2020 Shreveport Representative Alan Seabaugh (R)
Senate Finance Committee supports a pause on state worker pay raises
When the Senate Finance Committee approved a budget for the next fiscal year Wednesday they put a pause on scheduled pay raises for state workers. Baton Rouge Senator Bodi White says right now a publi...
Jun 25, 2020 Pictures of Money / CC
Governor says recent trends in state's COVID-19 metrics have Louisiana heading in the wrong direction
Governor Edwards' new proclamation of extending Phase Two reopening for another 28 days is officially issued today. Edwards says when ranking of states by per capita COVID-19 cases, Louisiana is ranke...
Jun 25, 2020
House passes policing policy task force resolution, heated speeches feature before the vote
The House unanimously passes a resolution to create a task force to study policing policy after removing language mentioning the killing of George Floyd. Prairieville Representative Tony Bacala backed...
Jun 24, 2020
House backs bill blocking COVID-related civil suits against schools
The House approves legislation protecting public and private schools from civil suits by students or teachers who say they got COVID on school grounds. Prairieville Representative Tony Bacala says a s...
Jun 24, 2020 Stuart Seeger / CC
Medical marijuana treatment costs set to go down
The state's only current medical marijuana grower announces it will lower its prices as a result of a new law greatly expanding access to the treatment. Wellcana CEO John Davis says the price reductio...
Jun 24, 2020
Governor expects schools to open on time for fall semester
Governor Edwards expects campuses of K-12 schools as well as colleges and universities to reopen in August. Edwards says the latest COVID-19 metrics concerning young people is concerning as to how tha...
Jun 23, 2020 misskprimary / CC
