Category Archives: Politics & Government
Senator Cassidy blasts Milkovich's anti-vaccination speech
A Shreveport Democrat railed against vaccinations on the floor of the Senate during discussion of a bill that would allow adults to opt into a statewide immunization database. Senator John Milkovich o...
Apr 30, 2019 Dr. Partha Sarathi Sahana / CC
Effort to abolish death penalty in Louisiana advances to Senate floor
A constitutional amendment to abolish the death penalty in Louisiana passed a Senate committee on 4-2 vote. Co-author of the measure, New Iberia Representative Terry Landry, says the punishment is imm...
Apr 30, 2019 826 PARANORMAL / CC
Louisiana House approves legislation requiring banks to do business with firearm and ammunition companies
The Louisiana House passes a bill that says banks with gun control policies can not refuse to do business with companies involved in the manufacturing and selling of guns and ammunition. Erath Represe...
Apr 30, 2019
ITEP changes clear committee
A bill that would partially roll back the Governor's changes to the Industrial Tax Exemption Program advanced to the House floor 8-7. The change would take the ability to grant the often substantial l...
Apr 29, 2019 Ryan Schmitz / CC
Handheld cellphone ban while driving cruises out of the House Transportation committee
The House Transportation Committee overwhelming supports legislation that would prohibit hand held cell phone use while driving. Jennifer Smith with Stopdistractions.org says 18 states have approved s...
Apr 29, 2019
Diaper and feminine product exemption heads to Senate floor
A proposed constitutional amendment to exempt diapers and feminine products from the state sales tax cleared the Senate Finance Committee, and is heading to the Senate floor, with debate focusing in o...
Apr 29, 2019 Sellers Patton / CC
Alcohol delivery bill on it's way to the House floor
The House will consider whether or not delivery services should be allowed to bring low alcohol content booze with their food to your front door. Shreveport Representative Thomas Carmody says his legi...
Apr 26, 2019 Ryan McFarland / CC
Who Dat Nation Highway proposal changed and now just calls for three signs to recognize Who Dats
A New Orleans Senator's bill to rename the I-10 the "Who Dat Nation Highway" has it's ambitions significantly reduced after lawmakers discover the stretch of road has already been dedicated to veteran...
Apr 26, 2019
Governor Edwards declares state of emergency for north Louisiana tornado
Governor John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency as the cleanup continues from Thursday's morning deadly twister that killed two people in Lincoln Parish. Edwards has viewed the damage in R...
Apr 25, 2019
Amendment to raise minimum wage advances to Senate floor
Following a 5-1 vote, a constitutional amendment that aims to raise the minimum wage in Louisiana to $9 an hour on July 1st, 2020, is headed to the Senate floor, where the effort died last year. New O...
Apr 25, 2019 Pictures of Money / CC
