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Area lawmakers express support for bridge plan
Several state lawmakers representing Southwest Louisiana said on Tuesday that they fully support a plan to have a ... Read more
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Locals recognized for National Philanthropy Day
Local agencies commemorated National Philanthropy Day on Thursday by formally recognizing the businesses and individuals that provide meaningful ... Read more
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Lawmakers describe rough session
Rep. Mark Abraham (left), R-Lake Charles, and Sen. Ronnie Johns (right), R-Sulphur, spoke during a men’s breakfast at Greater ... Read more
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Lawmakers reject measure to create constitutional convention
Concerns that special moneyed interests would control a state constitutional convention caused a measure to create one to ... Read more
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Four area reps supported increasing license fees
<p class="p1">BATON ROUGE — Four Southwest Louisiana House members voted for a change in the state’s wildlife fees ... Read more
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Seven weeks in, still much to decide
Senators to start moving on riverboat gaming, retirement age, exemptions <p class="p1">Legislators begin the seventh week of their ... 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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Landowners score victory over fishermen seeking access
BATON ROUGE — The House, after hours of debate, rejected legislation Tuesday aimed at giving fishermen greater access ... Read more
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House likes idea of changing percentage of signatures for recall petitions
<p class="p1">BATON ROUGE — A bill changing the percentage of voters who must sign recall petitions in larger ... 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