State News
Legislature approves 343 highway projects for construction bids
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square The Louisiana Legislature kicked off the 2025 regular session by approving ... Read more
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State News
Legislature targets crime with new bills
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square From stiffer penalties to new restrictions, several proposals filed in the ... Read more
Local News
Legislators expect carbon capture, insurance will be key issues at session
Education, insurance, and carbon capture took center stage Tuesday during the Jeff Davis Parish Chamber of Commerce’s annual ... Read more
State News
Louisiana lawmakers prefile six bills ahead of legislative session
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square With the regular session approaching, Louisiana legislators have prefiled six bills ... Read more
Politics
Tarver, Farnum all-star legislators in LABI’s book
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry released its annual scorecard Thursday. State representatives Phillip Tarver, District 36, ... Read more
Local News
Landry uses line-item veto against local organization
A Lake Charles chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. is one of 20 non-government organizations (NGOs) that ... Read more
State News
Area towns, organizations will get boost from pet projects approved by Legislature
Cities, towns, political subdivisions and a couple of local organizations in six Southwest Louisiana parishes are beneficiaries of ... Read more
State News
First legislative session was mixed bag for Landry
By Elizabeth White and Maddie Scott | LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE – Gov. Jeff Landry took ... Read more
State News
Lawmakers approve surgical castration of child sex offenders
By Jordyn Wilson | LSU Manship School News Service The Legislature gave final approval Monday to a bill ... Read more
Local News
Stine legislation receives national coverage
Louisiana state Republican Sen. Jeremy Stine of Lake Charles sponsored a bill during the recent legislative session that ... Read more