If your neighbor is a registered sex offender, you would know thanks to a public registry Louisiana requires them to enlist. But what about those who physically abuse children?
With Louisiana’s approach to marijuana becoming more lenient year after year, the idea of expunging offenses for simple possession seemed like a no-brainer for some.
We are just five months away from the primary election in the race for Louisiana governor. A few candidates running for the top job in the state made their pitches to folks in the oil and gas industry.
The laws on the books in La. make it illegal for those who wish to perform an abortion, but it’s the pregnant mother that some lawmakers are concerned about.
With this being his last year as governor, there are still a couple of goals Gov. John Bel Edwards would like to check off his list before leaving office.
One of the topics that is discussed in most legislative sessions is teacher pay raises. There is a plan many agree with but it's unclear how much of a raise it would give teachers.
A bill making its way through the Louisiana Legislature would treat carjacking the same as armed robbery, a crime that doesn't allow for probation as a possible punishment.
A bill that would make certain violations a secondary offense that would not be used as grounds for a police stop died on the House floor on Thursday, April 20.
A bill that would have levied a $1 tax on each LSU and Southern football game ticket to help fund a passenger rail from Baton Rouge to New Orleans got shelved.
According to the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office, 69% of residents voted in favor of the new millage to increase Pointe Coupee Fire District Four’s budget.
Livingston Parish voters have said no to a new tax that would have funded pay increases for public school teachers and other school employees in that parish.
One of Louisiana’s top lawmakers is sparring with state health officials, blaming them for confusion that has led to the legalization of hemp products that can get people high.
Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration spent $12,305 of state money on premium seating at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the Saints-Vikings football game in London last year.