BP settlement

It’s an oft-repeated theory among state lawmakers: “Our hands are tied because we have dedicated funds,” and “There’s money in stat deds. So isn’t that…

With BP, TransOcean and Anadarko settling claims from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill earlier this year, you now have the opportunity to weigh in on…

With the House and Senate taking today off, this is a chance to update you on some of what happened in the flurry of activity, changing over from the…

On Tuesday, Senator Norby Chabert (R-Houma) asked House Appropriations to consider a study resolution so the state might get BP settlement funds faster.…

The Senate Finance Committee met Wednesday evening, and discussed HB 105, the bill giving the Attorney General his own budget.A.G. Jeff Landry insisted…

A House committee has advanced one bill on the governor’s special session list. In a pyrrhic victory for Hammond Representative Chris Broadwater, the…

Louisiana’s share of the $18.7 billion BP settlement is of intense interest to the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. But director Chip…

State Treasurer John Kennedy addressed the Baton Rouge Rotary Club Wednesday. He had quite a bit to say about the budget, and the lawmakers who crafted…