A proposal to limit the number of total terms a governor can serve to two finally receives House approval. Chalmette Representative Michael Bayham's proposed constitutional amendment failed to secure the necessary 70 votes on the first two tries. On Tuesday it got 73 votes as Bayham made the case a Louisiana governor s...

A bill that would significantly increase the salaries of the governor and other statewide elected officials received pushback, but the House Appropriations Committee approved the proposal. The measure would increase the governor's salary from $130,000 to $182,000 starting in 2028. Bruce Reilly, the deputy director of V...

2025 was another big year for tourism in Louisiana, with 45 million people visiting the state. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says those visitors spent big while in the state, generating very valuable tax revenue. "They spent $18.8 billion, and they generated $1.9 billion in taxes. That's a little over $1,100...

After Governor Landry suspended the U.S. House primary elections following last Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling, two Baton Rouge residents have launched a recall campaign against him. LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says Louisiana is one of 19 states which permit the recall of governors. "It is sort ...

Two of the main candidates in the U.S. Senate Republican primary faced off in a 90-minute debate during the Moon Griffon Show. Congresswoman Julia Letlow immediately went after Senator Bill Cassidy, who was not at the debate. She says it was a horrible decision by Cassidy to vote in 2021 to convict then-former Presiden...