Session kicks off with frustration in House committee
By Kaylee Poche / LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE — Members of the House Ways and Means Committee were notably frustrated...
State GOP lawmakers try again for spending transparency
By Joby Richard / LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE — The Republican push for more state spending transparency is back. The...
Governor wants to keep half of temporary sales tax, limit exemptions
By Devon Sanders and Kaylee Poche / LSU Manship School News Service LAFAYETTE — Gov. John Bel Edwards appealed directly to the public in...
House OKs Senate changes to budget
BATON ROUGE — The House on Thursday voted 61-37 to pass the major changes that the Senate made to the state budget to fund health care...
Bill dedicates funds for TOPS
BATON ROUGE — Bills aimed at increasing student safety and supplementing TOPS funding have passed the Senate floor and seem close to...
Bills for tighter restrictions on abortion pass
BATON ROUGE — A day after the House voted overwhelmingly to ban abortions after 15 weeks of conception, two other abortion-restrictive...
