Category Archives: Politics & Government
Senate President John Alario set to end his political career after 48 years in the state legislature
Senate President John Alario is ending his political career after 48 years in the state legislature. Alario who is term-limited had the option of running for a House seat, but the Republican from West...
Jul 25, 2019
LDH to begin enforcement of new shrimp and crawfish laws on September 1st
Starting September 1st, the Louisiana Department of Health will begin enforcing the state's new crawfish and shrimp labeling law approved by the legislature after a heavy push from the state's seafood...
Jul 25, 2019 George N / CC
Social media ad shows the first signs of Republican-on-Republican attacks
Securing Louisiana's Future, a political action committee backing Congressman Ralph Abraham in the governor's race unleashes a Facebook ad attacking fellow gubernatorial Republican candidate Eddie Ris...
Jul 25, 2019
Louisiana Delegation questions Mueller
Democratic and Republican members of the Louisiana Congressional Delegation got a chance to question Special Counsel Robert Mueller this morning regarding the investigation into Russian interference i...
Jul 24, 2019 yeahbouyee / CC
Parents and grandmother arrested for smoking synthetic pot in front of two-year-old
Two parents and a grandmother are under arrest after authorities discovered drug use and "deplorable" conditions at a house where a two-month-old baby lived. Calcasieu Parish Sherriff Tony Mancuso say...
Jul 23, 2019
Rispone begins first statewide TV ad blast
Gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone has released his first statewide TV ads of the campaign, The content of which heavily lean into Rispone's historical support for President Trump. Political analys...
Jul 23, 2019 Campaign photo shoot for Eddie Rispone for Governor
Saturday Feb. 16, 2019 at various locations in St. Francisville, LA.
Photo by Ted Jackson
Methanex adds a third plant to Ascension Parish with a $1.3 billion investment
Methanex announces an expansion of the company's Louisiana operations with a $1.3 billion investment to construct a third methanol plant in Ascension Parish. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary D...
Jul 23, 2019 ThinkGeoEnergy / CC
Annual report shows criminal justice reform results in monetary savings larger than anticipated
Louisiana's annual performance report on the criminal justice reform package approved in 2017 finds it has saved the state over 12-million dollars, twice the anticipated savings. "We're well ahead of ...
Jul 22, 2019 Steve Mays / CC
Legislation inspired by a fatal crash in 2017 that permits drug testing in traffic crashes with severe injuries signed into law
Governor Edwards holds a ceremonial bill signing this afternoon for "Katie Bug's Law." It requires drug testing of all drivers involved in crashes that result in serious injury. Bossier City Senator R...
Jul 19, 2019 TexasDarkHorse / CC
Governor Edwards responds to controversial tweets from the President
Governor John Bel Edwards addresses the tweets of the President that has gained the attention of the nation. During the Ask the Governor call-in radio show, Edwards says for years he has felt the poli...
Jul 17, 2019
