News

Cassidy Announces Two Louisiana Carbon Capture Demonstrations Projects Selected from His Infrastructure Law

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the Department of Energy selected two Louisiana projects for carbon…

News

Kennedy questions FEMA official responsible for Risk Rating 2.0: What’s the point of flood insurance if nobody can afford it?

“What’s the point of having a federal agency—paid for with people’s taxpayer dollars—if they won’t explain to the…

News

Social Media Platforms Play Significant Role in Cartels’ Ability to Get Fentanyl and Methamphetamine into American Communities

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced the results of a year-long national operation, “Operation Last Mile,”…

News

Senate Majority Leader Advances Bill Increasing Math Education in Public Schools

BATON ROUGE, LA – Senate Majority Leader Sharon Hewitt introduced SB163, known as the “Back to Basics in Math…

News

HB1 Passes the House; Reduces Debt to Address Teacher Pay & Remains Below Expenditure Limit

BATON ROUGE, La. – The House of Representatives advanced House Bill 1 (HB1) by a vote of 72-33…

News

Kennedy introduces bill to expand concealed-carry rights for qualified police officers

“America’s police officers protect communities whether they’re on-duty or off. The LEOSA Reform Act would make Louisianians and…

News

Louisiana lawmakers aim to curb farmland purchases by nation’s enemies

By Victor Skinner | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) — Foreign adversaries could be banned from…

News

Man Sentenced for $1.1M COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

A Louisiana man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for money laundering in connection with a…

News

‘Keep spending cap intact,’ says Treasurer Schroder

BATON ROUGE, LA – Today State Treasurer John M. Schroder announced support for keeping the state’s spending cap intact and…

News

LDH launches 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline awareness campaign during Mental Health Awareness Month

BATON ROUGE, La. – This May, observed annually as Mental Health Awareness Month, the Louisiana Department of Health is…