Category Archives: Politics & Government
New Orleans farmer running for agriculture commissioner
A New Orleans vegetable and flowers farmer enters the race for agriculture commissioner. Marguerite "Margee" Green is running as a Democrat. Green says she's running because there are barriers that ke...
May 14, 2019
Death penalty abolition bill heads to House floor
The House Criminal Justice Committee passed a bill to end the death penalty amid an intense debate that got personal at times. Bill author New Iberia Representative Terry Landry took some harsh critic...
May 14, 2019
"Best States" ranking sees Louisiana ranked last for third consecutive year
US News & World Report has released its third annual ranking of the "Best States" and Louisiana is ranked last for the third year in a row. ULM Political Sci Professor Joshua Stockley says many of...
May 14, 2019
Legislation to eliminate the inspection sticker receives a green light from the House Transportation Committee
A state lawmaker is looking to eliminate inspection stickers, because he says they do no make our roads any safer. Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley says he recently received a new sticker, despit...
May 14, 2019
Shreveport is the site for a two-day cybersecurity summit
Governor John Bel Edwards is co-hosting a cybersecurity summit Tuesday and Wednesday in Shreveport. It's in conjunction with the National Governor's Association. The governor's chief of staff Mark Coo...
May 14, 2019
President Trump visits Cameron Parish today highlighting energy sector jobs
President Trump is visiting Cameron Parish at 2pm today to tour Sempra Energy's 10-billion dollar liquefied natural gas export facility and will highlight job growth in the energy sector. Louisiana Oi...
May 14, 2019 The Epoch Times / CC
Should "Stand Your Ground" extend to churches?
The House will debate a bill today that would add "place of worship" to the list of locations eligible for "Stand Your Ground" legal protections. Bill author Houma Representative Beryl Amadee says cur...
May 14, 2019 dominique Bernardini / CC
A proposal to gradually reduce the state sales tax back to 4% clears a House committee
A proposal to gradually return the state sales tax to four-percent, where it was for many years prior to the Edwards administration clears out of the House Ways and Means Committee. The current state ...
May 13, 2019 Stuart Seeger / CC
2018 was another record breaking year for Louisiana tourism
A record breaking 51.3 million tourists visited Louisiana in 2018, a nine percent increase over 2017. That's according to Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser who says the "Feed Your Soul" slogan is making wa...
May 13, 2019
Distracted driving cell phone ban set for debate today
The House is expected to take up legislation today that would ban drivers from touching their cell phones while behind the wheel. Bill author, Breaux Bridge Representative Mike Huval says the proposal...
May 13, 2019 tracey r / CC
