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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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New pension plan proposal for state employees advances
BATON ROUGE — A hybrid pension plan for future state employees cleared its second Senate committee here Tuesday ... Read more
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Lake Area economy leading the way for state
The economic production happening in Lake Charles and surrounding areas is “keeping the rest of the state pulled ... Read more
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GOP leaders start putting forth their ideas today
Gov. John Bel Edwards sits with his wife, Donna Edwards, left, and his health secretary, Rebekah Gee, ahead ... Read more
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Whether to create a Calcasieu-Cameron Navigation District will make its way before voters in two parishes
<p><span>The Port of Lake Charles is tasked with keeping the Calcasieu Ship Channel dredged to a depth of ... Read more
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Louisiana Senate approves bill allowing for college raffles
BATON ROUGE — The state Senate Wednesday approved a bill giving public higher education institutions the right to ... 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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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
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Industrial tax exemption bill hits dead end in Senate
Legislation would have allowed credit for early tax payments BATON ROUGE — A 6-1 Senate committee vote here ... Read more