The House Criminal Justice Committee saw irritated commentary from Rep. Barbara Norton, D-Shreveport, after her bill to require movie theaters to install metal detectors among other safety procedures died at the hands of freshman Rep. Tony Bacala, R-Gonzales.
A bill on the Senate floor Wednesday took aim at budget deficits and state funding as a $600 million deficit and an expected second special session to raise taxes looms on the legislative horizon.
The Louisiana Senate Wednesday unanimously approved a measure to require public schools to teach students how to write cursive.
A bill that would increase the triple the time a woman must wait before getting an abortion passed through the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, but not without heavy debate.
The House of Representatives Monday killed 33-51 a bill that would return Louisiana High School Activities Association athletic playoffs to a single league in which private, parochial and public schools would compete in the same state tournament.
From left, Rep. Joseph Bouie, D- New Orleans, speaks with the House Civil Law Committee chairman Ray Garofalo, R-Chalmette, and Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Shreveport, before Monday’s meeting,.Rep. Clay Schexnayder, R-Gonzales, is seated in the foreground. Credit: Noah Bryant Ballard
Louisiana’s LGBT community will have to wait a little longer for the House of Representatives to consider legislation aiming to protect them from discrimination.
Rep. Thomas Carmody, R-Shreveport, looks dejected as his bill to merge all existing higher education governing boards into a new single, reorganized and powerful Board of Regents failed Wednesday in the House Education Committee. Credit: Quint Forgey
A measure aimed at streamlining the governance of Louisiana’s higher education by merging its four management boards and the overarching Board of Regents into one new governing body – the Louisiana Postsecondary Education Board of Trustees – was effectively killed by one vote in the House Educati
The Louisiana House Government Affairs Committee passed a bill Wednesday defining the restrictions of surrogate pregnancies and detailing the process by which a woman can legally carry a child for another couple.
The Senate Finance Committee on Monday unanimously moved to the full chamber a slate of proposed juvenile justice laws from Sen. J.P. Morrell, D-New Orleans, including a measure that would move 17-year-old criminals into the jurisdiction of Juvenile Court.
Rep. Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, chairs four hours of testimony during a House Appropriations Committee hearing Monday. In foreground is Rep. John Berthalot, R-Gonzales. Credit: Justin DiCharia
Republican lawmakers, eying spending cuts to shift money to fully fund TOPS, the state’s college scholarship program for in-state students, pushed through committee approval Monday to require the executive branch to cut $184 million from state contracts.
A bill by Sen. Mack White, Jr., R-Baton Rouge, allowing K-12 employers to opt out of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana failed to gain Senate Retirement Committee approval Monday. It appears dead for the session.
A natural gas leak on East Maple next to Central Middle School occurred at about noon Thursday. The school was evacuated for about 15 minutes as the leak was repaired. East Maple Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive were closed to traffic until about 12:10 p.m. No injuries were reported. Students were taking standardized tests at the time of the leak and reportedly resumed their test when they allowed back into classes. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
A natural gas leak on East Maple next to Central Middle School occurred at about noon Thursday. The school was evacuated for about 15 minutes as the leak was repaired. East Maple Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive were closed to traffic until about 12:10 p.m. No injuries were reported.
MAMOU – In an impressive showing, Mamou earned a sweep over Eunice Monday in the season opener for both teams.
Dash cam footage of the shooting of the 6-year-old in Marksville.
Karla Bellon, left, and Michelle Brown shop Saturday at Gossip Boutique during the annual Noel on The Prairie.
The 17th annual Noel on the Prairie held Saturday and Sunday in Eunice drew many pre-holiday shoppers with 32 Eunice merchants offering customers discounts and sales. Above are shoppers at Holly’s Hobbies. (Photos by Myra Miller)
Irice Ann Darbonne Lavergne passed away on Thursday November 17, 2016 at the age of 73.
Burial will be held at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Eunice.
