

Minimum wage bill nixed
BATON ROUGE — The House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations on Thursday killed four bills seeking to raise the minimum wage...


Legislature overrides Edwards veto
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Legislature voted Wednesday to override Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto of congressional maps. The House voted...


'Hand-held phone ban' bill sparks debate
BATON ROUGE — Lawmakers tangled Monday over whether to create a new set of fines for holding a phone while driving even if the driver is...


Task force eyes money for climate plan
BATON ROUGE — The governor’s Climate Initiatives Task Force met Wednesday for the first time since unanimously passing a climate action...


Edwards vetoes congressional redistrict maps
State House and Senate district maps will become law without governor's signature State House, Senate district maps to become law without...


Legislator gives tongue-lashing to colleagues
BATON ROUGE — The only Republican bill that would have increased minority representation through redistricting reached its death on the...














