Category Archives: Politics & Government
More than 150 food establishments cited for foreign shrimp and crawfish labeling law
More than 150 food establishments have been cited since the enforcement of the foreign shrimp and crawfish labeling law began on September 1, with about half of those being restaurants in the Baton Ro...
Oct 02, 2019 The demand for seafood in Louisiana is expected to increase as Lent gets into full swing (Photo by Paco Jimenez).
President Trump endorses both GOP gubernatorial candidates as intra-party feud heats up
President Trump tweets encouragement for Republicans to vote for either Ralph Abraham or Eddie Rispone in the gubernatorial primary, calling them both "great". Rispone has vaulted past Abraham ...
Oct 01, 2019
Violent crime and homicide rates decline in Louisiana
Violent crime in Louisiana was down three percent year to year in 2018, and the murder rate is down eight points according to new FBI crime data. LSU Health New Orleans Criminologist Peter Sharf says ...
Oct 01, 2019 Tex Texin / CC
Louisiana has the 9th worst roads according to new report
A new study ranks Louisiana as having the ninth-worst overall transportation infrastructure in the United States. Louisiana Good Roads and Transportation Association President Ken Perret says the stud...
Sep 30, 2019
Early voting numbers nearly double that of 2015 so far
So far early voting turnout for the primary is more than double that of the 2015 election, and state officials say it could indicate higher than average interest in this year's election. Secretary of ...
Sep 30, 2019 Will / CC
Baton Rouge Gaming Market in Decline as City Marks 25th Anniversary of Riverboat Casino Opening
25 years after the first riverboat set anchor in Baton Rouge the market is now struggling as revenues are cratering in one of the biggest gaming regions of the state. Chairman of the Louisiana Gaming ...
Sep 30, 2019 FolsomNatural / CC
Race for the Governor's Mansion potentially entering final two weeks
We're two weeks from the primary and recent independent polls show the biggest question remaining is whether Governor Edwards can avoid a run-off with top polling Republican Eddie Rispone. Ralph Abrah...
Sep 28, 2019
Split in GOP views on capital punishment in the gov's race
The candidates were asked about their view of capital punishment last night at the second gubernatorial debate, with the two Republicans staking opposite claims while the Governor differed. Baton Roug...
Sep 27, 2019 Governor's mansion in Baton Rouge
New voting machines to be used in early voting
Voters casting their ballots early can expect to do so with new voting equipment. Lafayette Parish Registrar of Voters Charlene Meaux-Menard says participants will receive a voter card to insert into ...
Sep 27, 2019 Brett Neilson / CC
New poll puts Edwards at 47%, Rispone at 23%, Abraham at 17%
A We Ask America poll of the governor's race has Governor Edwards at 47%, Eddie Rispone at 23%, and Ralph Abraham at 17%. Pollster Andrew Weissert says Edwards continues to sit just shy of avoiding a ...
Sep 27, 2019
