A bill that aimed at preserving Louisiana’s rivers was killed Wednesday in the House Natural Resources and Environment committee. Lawmakers and lobbyists chided the measure as a deterrent to oil and gas industries looking to do business in the state.
Louisiana legislators grappled Wednesday with who qualifies for a medical prescription for marijuana Wednesday, and expanding the number of pharmacists who can acquire a license to provide it.
Freshman Jimmy Harris, a New Orleans Democrat, argues his first bill in the House of Representatives Wednesday, a proposal to make federally-created REAL-ID available in Lousiana. It took two hours. Credit: Samuel Carter Karlin
A House bill that would repeal a 2008 ban on the state complying with the federal REAL ID Act was approved, 90-11, Wednesday following a two-hour debate. It now moves to the Senate for consideration.
As current Louisiana law stands, any police officer of firefighter who engages in political activity as minute as a retweet or a Facebook post automatically is terminated on the first offense.
Sen. Ryan Gatti, R-Bossier City, believes that is too harsh.
Louisiana universities are eyeing tuition discounts for neighboring out-of-state students in an effort to revamp enrollment as those nearby states recruit Louisiana students who are uncertain if their TOPS scholarships will be there in the fall.
