Legislature OK's $50B plan for coast
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Legislature has unanimously approved a $50 billion plan to protect and restore the state’s diminishing coast...
Bill prohibiting purchase of some property by foreign adversaries passes House
BATON ROUGE — The House passed a bill 78-22 Tuesday that would prohibit certain foreign adversaries or people connected to them from...
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....
