REC expects $483M surplus for fiscal 2024
BATON ROUGE — A $483 million increase in revenue for the state’s general spending fund is now being estimated for 2024, adding to a giant...
$50 billion coastal plan passed by House panel
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana’s most recent plan to restore and protect its coast at a cost of $50 billion advanced Wednesday through the House...
Permitless concealed carry bill OK'd by panel
BATON ROUGE — A House committee on crime advanced a bill 8-1 that would allow permitless concealed carry for people 18 and older. State...
State lawmakers nix their own pay raise
BATON ROUGE — The House Appropriations Committee voted 16-5 Monday to kill a bill that would have increased the salary for legislators....
House panel rejects abortion ban exception
BATON ROUGE – A bill that would have added exceptions to Louisiana’s abortion ban for cases of rape and incest was rejected Wednesday by...
Using La. farmland for solar panel sites?
BATON ROUGE — The House Agriculture Committee advanced a resolution to create a task force to study the impact of using farmland for...
