Quinn Marceaux (LSU Manship School News Service)

A sweeping insurance bill advanced through the Senate Insurance Committee on Wednesday, though tensions flared over a controversial part that would expand the authority of Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple.

Rep. Julie Emerson proposed a bill that could lead to a further cut in state income tax rates.

The House of Representatives voted 74-17 to pass a bill that would shift the state’s official public notices from The Advocate newspaper to a government-run website.

Gov. Jeff Landry’s top budget and tax officials presented a plan for the coming fiscal year to a joint committee of the Legislature on Thursday, despite growing uncertainty over how potential federal funding cuts could affect the state's finances.

Gov. Jeff Landry’s ambitious tax plan, which had previously encountered minimal resistance, hit its first bump on Thursday as lawmakers balked at applying sales taxes to more goods and services that are tax-free now.