Category Archives: Politics & Government
Kennedy calls for REAL ID delay
Senator John Kennedy requests the President extend the deadline for Real ID another year, citing concerns not nearly enough people will have the new national ID by October 1st. Kennedy cited reports s...
Mar 06, 2020 Sen John Kennedy (R)
Lt. Governor's office monitoring impact of coronavirus
Coronavirus is on the radar of the Lt. Governor's office as tourism in Louisiana could see big losses from the spread of the illness. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser says one international convention has alr...
Mar 05, 2020 Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser
Daylight Savings Time all year in Louisiana? The 2020 legislative session will see a push for it
This Sunday, time springs forward by an hour for Daylight Savings Time. If Haughton Republican Dodie Horton had her way, time would never change back. Horton introduced a House bill that would adopt D...
Mar 05, 2020 Leticia Chamorro / CC
DCFS to notify those impacted by eligibility rule changes later this month
As many as 31,000 Louisiana food stamps recipients could lose their benefits this summer. April 1st marks the beginning of a new Trump administration rule requiring some recipients to meet stricter wo...
Mar 04, 2020
Trump endorses Cassidy
President Donald Trump endorses Senator Bill Cassidy's reelection effort. Cassidy says the President offered the endorsement some time back and said he would publicly announce it when the Senator was ...
Mar 04, 2020 President Donald J. Trump (Official White House photo by Shealah Craighead)
LA Dems expect Sanders, Biden to visit
Louisiana Democratic Party Director Stephen Handwerk says it's likely Democratic Presidential contenders Senator Bernie Sanders and former VP Joe Biden will visit the state soon. Handwerk says the rac...
Mar 04, 2020
Three candidates now in the running to replace the retiring Ralph Abraham
There are now three announced candidates seeking to replace the retiring Ralph Abraham as Louisiana's Fifth District Congressman. State Representative Lance Harris of Alexandria entered the race today...
Mar 04, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Louisiana abortion case
Louisiana's 2014 law that requires abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals went before the U-S Supreme Court today. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says this is ...
Mar 04, 2020 Brian Turner / CC
Super Tuesday results may lead to competitive LA primary
A big night last night for former Vice President Joe Biden makes it likely the Democratic primary will remain competitive by the time Louisianans head to the polls April 4th. JMC Analytics publisher J...
Mar 04, 2020
US Supreme Court hears major abortion case out of Louisiana today
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court takes up a 2014 Louisiana law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges a nearby hospital, a regulation that would close two of the state's three abortion c...
Mar 04, 2020 David / CC
