Legislature delays primary election, ends session
Rep. Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu, R-New Iberia, addresses the House Chamber Wednesday morning. BATON ROUGE — The state Legislature ended the special session Wednesday by voting to delay the statewide primary election next year for one month while the U.S. Supreme Court considers the legality of the state’s two so-called majority-minority congressional districts. The final vote came in the state House, where lawmakers cleared the election delay in a 73 to 29 vote, which broke a
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Lawmakers vote to toughen immigration enforcement
State Sen. Jay Morris proposed a bill to make it a state crime to interfere with immigration enforcement. (Photo by Cross Harris / LSU...
La. Senate adds $1.2 billion to budget for one-time projects
State Sen. Glenn Womack helped put together the Senate’s version of the state budget. (Photo by Cross Harris/LSU Manship School News...
Mental health could be covered in Medicaid
State Sen. Patrick McMath, center, sponsored a bill to reimburse providers for partial hospitalization services. (Photo by Cross Harris /...
