Gov. John Bel Edwards
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced on Thursday that he signed the following bills into law:
ACT 73 – SB 28: Provides relative to the qualifications of the chief of police for the town of Gueydan.
Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry
House Appropriations Chairman Cameron Henry’s contentious proposal to give the attorney general’s office authority over its own budget devolved into a lengthy and heated debate among representatives and Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry Thursday.
The deadline for filing 2015 Louisiana individual income tax returns is Monday.
The Louisiana Department of Revenue recommends taxpayers file electronically for the fastest, most error-free tax return processing.
Giving testimony at the Senate and Governmental Affairs committee hearing last week were two St. Thomas More High School civics students, Madeline Mahtook, from left and Anna Grace Schoeffler, far right. With the students is Sen. Page Cortez, a co-sponsor of the resolution. (Submitted Photo)
The Louisiana Senate on Tuesday passed SCR52, a resolution calling for a Convention of States to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution in accordance with Article V of the Constitution.
The non-partisan Revenue Estimating Conference decided to keep its revenue projections the same Thursday, leaving Louisiana with an underscored $600 million shortfall for the upcoming fiscal year.
