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Four state senators look out for state
The American Press Four state senators, under the leadership of Senate President John Alario, are having a study ... Read more
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Full Senate to take its turn with ‘pretend budget’
<p>Senate Finance Chairman Eric LaFleur, D-Ville Platte, speaks about the committee’s rewriting of next year’s budget proposal, on ... Read more
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Senate OKs moves for riverboat casinos
Casino stock imageMetro Creative Connection <p class="p1">BATON ROUGE — Legislation to allow the state’s 15 riverboat casinos to ... Read more
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House approves $27B state budget bill
BATON ROUGE — Southwest Louisiana Republicans in the state House voted for a $27 billion state budget bill ... Read more
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Tax incentive rebate programs bill would raise $96.5M over four years
BATON ROUGE — A bill that would raise $96.5 million over a four-year period was approved 22-11 here ... Read more
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SW La. senators vote against age requirement for assault weapons
Assault Weapons {{tncms-inline alignment=”left” content=”<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Sen. Troy Carter, D-New Orleans, was sponsor of Senate Bill 274, the ... Read more
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Senate panel gives green light to transportation finance bill
BATON ROUGE — A bill designed to raise funds that would be used for forgotten road projects in ... Read more