One thing that the legislature is expected to tackle in its next regular session is reining in soaring auto insurance premiums. Rep. Gabe Firment (R-Pollack), the chairman of the House Insurance Committee, says two things that are not factors in our large auto insurance premiums are natural disasters and the conditions...

Lawmakers either returning to Capitol Hill for the 119th Congress or going there for the first time are honing their agendas for the session that starts a week from Friday. That includes Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy, who says one of his priorities is energy independence, saying he thinks Congress will move quickly on po...

After serving five terms in Congress, Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves is proud of his accomplishments, particularly his efforts to benefit South Louisiana. "I cant look back on these ten years and have anything but really good memories of some of the people I got to meet, and some of the things we were able ...

The Justice Department is suing the State of Louisiana and the Louisiana Department of Corrections, claiming that the state is keeping prisoners in custody after they have completed their sentences. Lydia Wright, associate director of civil litigation at the Promise of Justice Initiative, says a years-long investigatio...

Senator John Kennedy is hailing the passage of the Social Security Fairness Act. The act eliminates two provisions that reduced the Social Security benefits of people who worked in the public sector. Senator Kennedy said good riddance to them. "These two provisions, the windfall elimination provision and the gover...