Category Archives: Politics & Government
9/11 first responder health funding clears first hurdle
The House Judiciary Committee passes legislation permanently authorizing healthcare funds for 9/11 first responders who got sick in the aftermath of the attack. Congressman Mike Johnson sat on the com...
Jun 12, 2019 Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson, 4th Congressional District
First responders to be eligible for worker's comp for PTSD
Starting August 1st, PTSD will be added to the list of covered injuries under public employee benefits, which will allow policemen, firefighters and first responders to seek coverage for that illness ...
Jun 12, 2019 Jesper Sehested / CC
DOTD moving forward with Lyft and Uber statewide framework regulation
The DOTD is in the process of establishing the rules to the issuance of permits for the statewide framework for rideshare services like Lyft and Uber. DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson says he expects the p...
Jun 11, 2019 Mighty Travels / CC
Former St. Tammany Sheriff arrested on rape, incest, and other charges
Former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain has been booked on charges of rape, incest, indecent behavior with a juvenile, and sexual battery. District Attorney Warren Montgomery says in the fall of...
Jun 11, 2019 Former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain
Small business optimism is on the rise
Small business optimism is up according to the National Federation of Independent Business. NFIB State Director Dawn Starns says business owners in Louisiana are feeling better now that the 2019 legis...
Jun 11, 2019
Uber bill set to be signed today
Governor Edwards is set to sign legislation that will start the process of OKing rideshare services like Uber and Lyft statewide. Uber spokesperson Evangeline George says authorizing Ubers across the ...
Jun 11, 2019
Poll shows support for Dem challenger to Governor Edwards
On the heels of Governor John Bel Edwards signing the fetal heartbeat abortion bill, a survey of 500 Louisiana Democrats finds 42-percent of them would like to see another Democrat run for governor. U...
Jun 10, 2019
Gov signs another piece of criminal justice reform
Governor Edwards signs legislation allowing eyewitness identification experts the right to testify in criminal trials. Innocence Project New Orleans Staff Attorney Kia Hayes says this policy bring the...
Jun 10, 2019 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
Legislation revises current laws aimed to combat hazing
The battle to deter hazing on college campuses continues with a bill on the way to the Governor's desk authored by Lafayette Representative Nancy Landry. It revises the state's current anti-hazing law...
Jun 10, 2019 David Goehring / CC
Death penalty abolitionists increasingly optimistic
A proposal to abolish the death penalty failed to pass this year, but proponents are more optimistic about its chances going forward, citing the progress it made this year. New Iberia Representative T...
Jun 10, 2019
