

House resolutions to repeal vaccine mandate fails
BATON ROUGE — The Senate Health and Welfare committee on Wednesday rejected a House resolution to repeal a state rule requiring COVID...


Ban on hand-held driver phones fails
BATON ROUGE — Lawmakers on Tuesday narrowly rejected a bill to ban hand-held driver phones after a handful of amendments, debates and...


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...












