Category Archives: Politics & Government
Congressman Clay Higgins named to new committee assignment
Congressman Clay Higgins has been named the top Republican of the Subcommittee of Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations, which is responsible for all aspects of security ops along the land, ai...
Jan 29, 2019 Congressman Clay Higgins (R) represents Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District
Commission proposes substantial increase in early childhood education
A state commission proposes spending an additional 86-million dollars on early childhood education. The funding plan, called LA B to 3, aims to provide assistance to a total of 114,000 children three ...
Jan 29, 2019 Lyn Lomasi / CC
Appellate court rules that recently elected Ball mayor can not hold office
An appellate court has blocked a convicted felon who comfortably won an election to be mayor of Ball from taking office, due to an amendment that passed on that same November 2018 ballot that barred f...
Jan 26, 2019
Federal employees in Oakdale, Louisiana will not be paid twice in a month due to federal government shutdown
In the small Allen Parish town of Oakdale, about 150 federal workers are celebrating the news that the federal government shutdown is ending. Oakdale is home to a federal prison and immigration detent...
Jan 25, 2019
Senate bills to re-open government fail
Two competing Senate bills to re-open the government both failed to obtain the 60 votes needed to pass on Thursday, and now we're into day 35 of the historically long shutdown. Federal workers are nea...
Jan 24, 2019 Senator Bill Cassidy (R) - Louisiana
Government shutdown could spark "hunger crisis" in Louisiana
Food banks are facing a possible hunger crisis as the partial government shutdown continues. Jay Vise, spokesman for Second Harvest Food Bank, who serves hundreds of food pantries across south Louisia...
Jan 24, 2019
Sen. Kennedy on government shutdown: Pelosi's hatred for the President is interfering with her judgement
The U-S Senate is expected to vote today on competing proposals to end the longest government shutdown in US history. The GOP proposal funds a border wall and provides temporary protections for some i...
Jan 24, 2019 Sen John Kennedy (R)
Temple enters insurance race
DeRidder insurance industry veteran Tim Temple is running against incumbent Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon in this year's fall election that features a slate of statewide offices, including govern...
Jan 23, 2019 Tim Temple, Insurance Commissioner
Abortion clinics required to have admitting privileges
Beginning Monday, Louisiana abortion clinics will be required to have admitting privileges at a local hospital, that after a Friday ruling from the New Orleans based 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Atto...
Jan 23, 2019 Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R)
Governor Edwards addresses NFC Championship blunder in letter written to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
Governor John Bel Edwards has sent a written letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell asking him and the owners to change the rules to make sure another obvious, blatant and intentional penalty at the...
Jan 23, 2019
