Category Archives: Politics & Government
Series of vaccination related bills to be heard at the Capitol
Houma Representative Beryl Amedee files a series of vaccine-related bills as the Capitol copes with the growing threat of coronavirus. Amedee says one of the bills mandates healthcare providers provid...
Mar 10, 2020 NIAID / CC
COVID-19 has lawmakers reassessing shaking hands and kissing babies
Glad handing and hugs are likely on their way out at the Capitol this session as the threat of coronavirus has lawmakers reassessing the way they interact with each other and the public. Monroe Senato...
Mar 10, 2020
Governor Edwards outlines efforts for minimum wage increases and pay equality
Governor John Bel Edwards tells legislators on the opening day of the session that it's unacceptable for Louisiana to continue to have the largest gender pay gap in the country. Edwards is asking lawm...
Mar 10, 2020
Oil price collapse threatens state budget
The collapse in the price of oil has lawmakers concerned the state's energy-dependent budget could take a big hit. The Governor's budget calls for a 128 million dollar increase in general fund spendin...
Mar 09, 2020 Timothy Vollmer / CC
State Confirms First Case of Coronavirus
The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed the state's first presumptive positive case of the COVID-19, commonly referred to as the coronavirus. The patient is a Jefferson Parish resident who is...
Mar 09, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Luke Letlow Announces Candidacy for 5th Congressional District
Republican Congressman Ralph Abraham's Chief of Staff, Luke Letlow, formally announces he's entering the race to replace his boss who's not seeking reelection for the 5th Congressional District. Letlo...
Mar 09, 2020
A Jefferson Parish resident being treated in Orleans Parish becomes the state's first "presumptive-positive" coronavirus patient. What should you expect if you need to be tested?
Louisiana Department of Health discovers the state's first presumptive-positive case of coronavirus. A Jefferson Parish resident is currently being treated in Orleans Parish. State immunization direct...
Mar 09, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Talk of lowering auto insurance rates expected to dominate the 2020 legislative session
The 2020 legislative session begins at noon on Monday and it is expected to be dominated by "tort reform" and whether lawsuit reform would actually lower auto insurance rates. Insurance Commissioner J...
Mar 09, 2020
2020 legislative session kicks off today in Baton Rouge
Today marks the beginning of the 2020 legislative session. Over a third of the lawmakers are brand new, adding mystery as to which direction the session may go. Political analyst Clancy DuBos says wha...
Mar 09, 2020 Stuart Seeger / CC
Legislation filed to end state worker social security benefit discrimination
Senator Bill Cassidy introduces legislation that would end the "Windfall Elimination Provision" that penalizes public sector workers like teachers on their Social Security benefits. The Louisiana Stat...
Mar 07, 2020 Hudson Institute / CC
