Public safety tops appropriations panel talk
BATON ROUGE — The House Appropriations Committee discussed Tuesday expanding the budgets for youth, corrections and public safety...
Edwards calls for more spending
BATON ROUGE — Gov. John Bel Edwards joined lawmakers at the start of the regular session Monday to outline his agenda in his final state...
Task force would expand remote access to state meetings
BATON ROUGE — State Sen. Sharon Hewitt plans to author a bill that would allow members of the disabled community to participate remotely...
Special session on insurance underway
BATON ROUGE — Legislators kicked off a special session Monday to address one agenda item: whether to approve $45 million for an incentive...
Legislature wraps up 2022 regular session
BATON ROUGE — As the Legislature adjourned Monday, Gov. John Bel Edwards expressed his support for the investments in education and...
Judge: congressional redistricting to be redone
BATON ROUGE — A federal district judge ruled Monday that the new congressional maps drawn during a special legislative redistricting...
