Category Archives: Politics & Government
Group: property owners should soon start to see effects of last year's tort reform laws
It's been a year since the legislature passed a sweeping series of laws that took on the rising cost of property insurance. Are homeowners feeling the effects of it yet? Ben Albright, the president of...
May 30, 2025
Bill to ban fluoride in public drinking water systems fails after testimony by 9-year-old from Monroe
On a 10-5 vote, the House Health and Welfare committee rejected a bill by Houma Sen. Mike Fesi that sought to ban fluoride in public drinking water systems. Dentists testified against the bill saying ...
May 29, 2025 9-year-old Toby Ramen of Monroe testifies during a hearing concerning the banning of fluoride in drinking water. (photo courtesy of Louisiana House of Representatives)
Opelousas' exemption from speed camera legislation sparks pushback from Monroe Senator Stewart Cathey
A major monkey wrench in the fight to restrict speed cameras throughout the state. As the legislature continues considering Monroe Republican Senator Stewart Cathey's bill to do away with the speed ca...
May 29, 2025
Bill to make it illegal to loiter in the left lane without passing another vehicle proceeds to Governor Jeff Landry's desk
Left lane hogs, now is the time to start changing your ways. Soon, it will be illegal to take up the left lane without passing another vehicle, regardless of the speed. The House passed Senate Bill 11...
May 29, 2025
Bill to reassign Ivermectin as an over-the-counter medication in Louisiana advances to House floor for further debate
A Senate bill that would reclassify Ivermectin, commonly used to treat parasitic infections, as an over-the-counter medication in Louisiana passed the House Health and Welfare committee on a 10-1 vote...
May 29, 2025
Landry signs six auto insurance reform bills in ceremony in governor's mansion
We're about to enter the home stretch of the legislative session, so the push is on for lawmakers to get their last-minute bills onto Gov. Landry's desk. The dominant issue in this session has been au...
May 28, 2025 Governor Landry signs one of six auto insurance reform bills into law in a ceremony in the governor's mansion. Credit: Andrew Greenstein
Bill to bring criminal charges upon individuals who infect others with sexually transmitted diseases heads to the Louisiana House floor
A person who infects another person with a sexually transmitted disease could be charged criminally under a bill approved by the House Criminal Justice Committee. Monroe Representative Pat Moore has s...
May 28, 2025
Statewide poll shows strong support for App Store Accountability Act (HB 570), which empowers parents to approve apps downloaded by minors
A statewide poll shows strong support for the App Store Accountability Act which requires parental approval for minors to download apps on their smart devices. Louisiana Family Forum CEO Gene Mills sa...
May 28, 2025 Carissa Rogers / CC
Alliance for Affordable Energy urges Louisiana utility regulators to be proactive in preventing large-scale power outages
The Alliance for Affordable Energy is urging the state and utility regulators to take steps to prevent another massive outage like the one New Orleans experienced Sunday night. The alliance's clean gr...
May 28, 2025 AAEfinallogocir-sm
University of Louisiana Monroe School of Education receives A+ rating in elementary math teacher prep
The ULM School of Education earned an A+ rating from the National Council on Teacher Quality for its elementary math teacher preparation, one of only four Louisiana universities to achieve this distin...
May 28, 2025
