Category Archives: Politics & Government
New anti-hazing bill proposed after the hazing death of Caleb Wilson
House Bill 279, known as the Caleb Wilson Act, has been filed for the upcoming legislative session. Sponsored by New Orleans Representative Delisha Boyd, the bill requires college freshmen to complete...
Apr 10, 2025 Caleb Wilson. Photo credit: Southern University Marching Band
Bill would require plaintiff in frivolous lawsuit to cover defendant's attorneys fees, court costs
A pair of Republicans are proposing legislation that they affectionately call "loser pays." "It reduces frivolous lawsuits by requiring a plaintiff to cover attorneys fees on baseless claims," says Ne...
Apr 09, 2025 designer491 / Depositphotos.com
OMV mainframe shows significant improvements
Governor Jeff Landry announced a key development regarding ongoing issues at the state's Office of Motor Vehicles. A technical change was implemented last Thursday night to strengthen the office's agi...
Apr 09, 2025
NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick weighs in on recommendations to close off Bourbon Street to vehicular traffic
Consultants hired by the City of New Orleans have recommended that Bourbon Street be permanently closed to vehicular traffic. Now, the question is: Will the city heed that recommendation? In a news co...
Apr 09, 2025 Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick
Governor Landry proposes insurance reform plan that he says will lower costs
Governor Jeff Landry released an insurance reform plan that if approved by lawmakers in the upcoming legislative session would put new regulations on both insurance companies and trial lawyers. The go...
Apr 09, 2025
Landry to unveil insurance proposal as survey shows deep dissatisfaction over the state of insurance
Gov. Landry is set to announce his plan for lowering insurance premiums Wednesday morning, and a new poll shows that this could be the single most important announcement of his governorship. The poll ...
Apr 08, 2025
CF Industries planning to open ammonia facility on west bank of Ascension Parish in 2029
Another company makes a huge investment in Louisiana. CF industries is putting up a massive ammonia facility on the West Bank of Ascension Parish. In a ceremony at the Capitol this morning, Governor L...
Apr 08, 2025
Woman arrested, charged with vehicular homicide after allegedly driving drunk and hitting a pedestrian on I-20 in Ouachita Parish
State Police have charged a 26-year-old woman with vehicular homicide after she was allegedly driving drunk and hit a Monroe woman on I-20 in Ouachita Parish yesterday. State Trooper Ryan Davis says M...
Apr 08, 2025 Mecca King (photo courtesy of Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office)
73-year-old Lafayette resident taken into custody by ICE is back home
UPDATE: Jose Francisco Garcia Rodriguez, A 73-year-old Lafayette resident who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week, is back home after spending a week in an ICE detention cent...
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Bill to tax consumable hemp products to be discussed during Louisiana state legislative session
The state legislature convenes a two month long regular session on Monday, among the bills they will take up are ones that would tax consumable hemp products. Thibodaux Representative Bryan Fontenot i...
Apr 08, 2025
