Legislature

Drew White LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE--A bill that would let children be treated by private counselors during school hours passed without objection at...

Drew White LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE --The termination of pregnancy by illegal interference and feticide may soon become “crimes of violence” under Louisiana...

HB 784 would raise boat registration fees A bill to raise fees to register boats in Louisiana failed in the state House of Representatives Wednesday,...

Update: Senator Gatti's prayer waiver bill, described below, was unanimously passed by the Senate Thursday morning. The bill must now pass the House of...

There were 55 votes cast in the Louisiana House of Representative to pass Hb1, the state budget. But Rep. Gene Reynolds, D-Minden, was not...

Bill raised assault weapon age from 18 to 21 Devon Sanders LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE--The Legislature on Tuesday continued a pattern of mixed action...

State Sen. Ryan Gatti asks constituents to review With so much discussion concerning a possible constitutional convention, one State Senator decided to get some honest...

Reynolds, Gatti review week one The first week of the 2018 Regular Legislative Session is in the books, and two local lawmakers have their own...

Joby Richard LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE–A joint legislative subcommittee is trying to free up $800 million of the several billion dollars in state spending...