Category Archives: Politics & Government
Funeral services for former St. Mary Parish lawmaker Butch Gautreaux is Thursday
Visitation begins Wednesday night for former state lawmaker Butch Gautreaux who passed away Saturday at the age of 72. Gautreaux represented the Morgan City area for 16 years in the state legislature....
Feb 26, 2020
Senator John Kennedy frustrated over lack of answers from Homeland Security official about the coronavirus
U.S. Senator John Kennedy is not happy with the lack of answers from acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf over the coronavirus. Kennedy's frustration grew when Wolf couldn't say how many respi...
Feb 26, 2020 Sen John Kennedy (R)
Rep. Kyle Green pushes for a higher minimum wage
Governor John Bel Edwards wants to raise the state's minimum wage and Marrero Representative Kyle Green has filed legislation that would increase the minimum wage from $7.25 to nine dollars an hour in...
Feb 26, 2020 John H Kleschinsky / CC
Louisiana Ranks 5th in Nation for Gun Death Rates
New data from the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control shows that Louisiana ranks fifth in the nation among states with the highest per capita gun death rates in 2018. The states wi...
Feb 25, 2020
Louisiana receives federal approval to spend 1.2 billion dollars on flood mitigation projects
The federal government has approved the state's plan to spend one-point-two billion dollars in grant money that will be used to reduce the flood risk for several communities. Director of the Louisiana...
Feb 24, 2020
Baton Rouge lawmaker files a bill to allow surveillance cameras in a classroom with special needs students
Surveillance cameras may soon be in place to protect special need students in Louisiana classrooms. Baton Rouge Senator Franklin Foil says he was approached by the Developmental Disabilities Council t...
Feb 24, 2020
Teachers union applauds Governor's push for pay bump
In the face of criticism from teachers, the governor's office has signaled they could back a $500 raise on top of the one-thousand dollar salary boost teachers got this year. Louisiana Federation of T...
Feb 24, 2020 Bart Everson / CC
Alexandria-based cybersecurity agency has broken down how the 2020 Presidential election could fall victim to ransomware attack
An Alexandria-based cybersecurity agency has broken down how the 2020 Presidential election could be hacked in a report distributed to the National Association of Secretaries of State. While Louisiana...
Feb 24, 2020 Richard Patterson / CC
Governor Edwards creates task force that seeks to cut down on carbon emissions
Governor John Bel Edwards announces the creation of a "Climate Initiatives Task Force" that will work on ways to reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to slow sea-level rise. The Go...
Feb 22, 2020 Vasilyev Serge / CC
Industrial hemp rules and regulations finalized for farmers
The rules and regulations for the state's industrial hemp program are now finalized and the first license for industrial hemp has been issued. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says there are a variety of l...
Feb 21, 2020
