TOPS participation in decline; where did they go?
BATON ROUGE — State officials are trying to figure out how to remedy a decline in TOPS scholarship participation throughout the state....
Public safety tops appropriations panel talk
BATON ROUGE — The House Appropriations Committee discussed Tuesday expanding the budgets for youth, corrections and public safety...
Edwards calls for more spending
BATON ROUGE — Gov. John Bel Edwards joined lawmakers at the start of the regular session Monday to outline his agenda in his final state...
Surplus puts question of raising spending limit
BATON ROUGE — The Legislature convenes Monday for the start of the 2023 session, and lawmakers, blessed with a large budget surplus, are...