Category Archives: Politics & Government
Should Medicaid recipients have their tax returns turned over to the Legislative Auditor?
The House voted 66-32 in favor of allowing the Legislative Auditor to access income tax records of Medicaid recipients, sparking a testy back and forth between bill author, Prairieville Representative...
May 17, 2019 Images Money / CC
Senator Cassidy pushes to end surprise medical billing
US Senator Bill Cassidy is working with a bipartisan collection of Senators to combat surprise medical billing with the STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act. Cassidy says a care provider would be paid the ...
May 16, 2019 Senator Bill Cassidy (R) - Louisiana
Governor Edwards responds to Alabama abortion law, plans to sign Louisiana's fetal heartbeat abortion ban
Governor John Bel Edwards addressed the growing controversy in Alabama surrounding the state's passing of a bill that almost completely bans abortion procedures. Edwards has historically supported pro...
May 16, 2019
Local minimum wage law fails to clear committee
The House Labor Committee rejects a proposal to allow local governments to set their own minimum wage. A 1997 Louisiana law prohibits parishes and cities from setting their own local minimum wage rate...
May 16, 2019 Damian Gadal / CC
Booze home delivery clears latest hurdle
A House approved bill by Belle Chase Representative Chris Leopold that would allow grocery and liquor stores to deliver factory sealed alcohol is on its way to the Senate floor. "It can be ordered whe...
May 16, 2019 Gilgongo / CC
Senate passes teacher pay raise, 39 million in new public education funds
The Senate passes a 3.8-billion-dollar funding formula for public education that includes a 1,000-dollar teacher pay raise, a 500 dollar support personnel pay raise, and a 39 million dollar block gran...
May 15, 2019 Stuart Seeger / CC
Louisiana's fetal heartbeat abortion ban nearing final legislative passage
Louisiana's version of the fetal heartbeat abortion ban bill has cleared another legislative hurdle. The House Health committee voted for the Senate approved measure that seeks to ban abortions when a...
May 15, 2019 Stuart Seeger / CC
Governor Edwards speaks at groundbreaking of new transportation project in Bossier City
The Louisiana Department of Transportation broke ground on the I-20/I-220 Barksdale Air Force Base Interchange project in Bossier City today. Governor John Bel Edwards was on hand for the event and sa...
May 15, 2019
The House approves legislation to allow medical marijuana patients to inhale medical marijuana
Legislation allowing medical marijuana patients to use an inhaler to get the therapeutic cannabis in their system passes on a 73-3 vote in the House and is headed to the Senate. Baton Rouge Representa...
May 15, 2019 Baton Rouge Representative Ted James to accept appointment as SBA Administrator Region Six.
President Trump praises energy workers in southwest Louisiana and promises new I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge
President Donald Trump told the 7,000 workers at the 10-billion dollar Sempra Energy LNG facility in Cameron Parish that they are helping to make America the energy superpower of the world. "You are n...
May 14, 2019 Official portrait of President Donald J. Trump, Friday, October 6, 2017. (Official White House photo by Shealah Craighead)
