Molly Ryan
State Politics ReporterMolly Ryan is a political reporter and covers state politics from the Louisiana Capitol.
She graduated in May 2023 from LSU with a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and covered the state Legislature for the LSU Manship School News Service. Additionally, Molly has worked as a reporter, web director, copy editor and anchor for LSU Tiger TV, the university’s student-run broadcast news station.
Molly is originally from Brandon, Mississippi. She enjoys running and watching football (specifically the Buffalo Bills). You can reach her at molly@wrkf.org.
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Louisiana lawmakers passed a final budget and several other items earlier this week, bringing the regular session — the third legislative session this year — to a close. See what passed. -
Lawmakers gave final approval to a judicial budget with one-time stipends for judges and brought this year’s session to a close just minutes before the 6 p.m. deadline. -
Lawmakers are one step closer to wrapping up this year’s session after the House passed the bulk of a state budget with some mixed results for education efforts. -
Lawmakers in the Senate are expected to consider the state budget proposal on Friday, making it unlikely the session will end ahead of schedule. -
A bill to get rid of a required 20-minute lunch break for teenage workers is headed to Gov. Jeff Landry’s desk after lawmakers in the House approved the proposal. Several other major items are still awaiting approval. -
Lawmakers in the Senate gave final approval to a bill requiring all public schools and universities to report on diversity initiatives and spending. -
New laws deregulating Louisiana’s insurance industry could be put to the test in the coming months. Forecasters expect 17 to 25 storms to form in the Atlantic between June 1 and the end of November. -
Lawmakers have yet to give final approval to legislation that would pave the way for education savings accounts in the state, a bill calling for a constitutional convention and the coming year’s budget. Lawmakers hope to wrap up the session in the next week. -
Lawmakers in the Senate voted 28-7 to give final approval to a bill banning classroom discussion of sexual orientation in all public school classrooms. -
House lawmakers voted to approve a bill that would make it a crime to be in Louisiana illegally, a move that could draw legal challenges for encroaching on the federal government’s authority.
