Conrad Appel

When it comes to approving a teacher pay raise, lawmakers appear to be on the same page. But how to fund other areas of education, that’s where Republican…

They say Huey Long’s ghost still haunts the Louisiana Capitol.“The corporate element of this state are being told what they can do, what they can’t do,…

“At this point, we do not have the luxury of amending this bill,” Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs chairman J.P. Morrell told the Senate, so on this…

Sales tax on Girl Scout cookies, on sodas sold by band boosters at high school football games, even sales tax on tickets to public radio events: all are…

“I’ve seen a lot of times where, you know, we get a report and don’t even open ‘em,” Senator Bret Allain told the Finance committee Monday.They were…

“I hear nothing from the governor’s office on where he wants to take this state,” Senator Conrad Appel of Metairie complains. “Where is the guiding light?…

It’s been discussed and studied, more than once.“I got a nice report, plenty of paper. Nothing’s happened.”So Senator Conrad Appel of Metairie says it’s…

Last June, John Bel Edwards promised fellow house members he’d be back as governor.“Well, here we are,” he greeted them, at the opening of Sunday’s…

The Louisiana Legislature’s education committees met jointly last week to discuss distribution from the state’s Education Excellence Fund.“The Education…

“I’m not a communist.”But Senator Conrad Appel isn’t a happy camper, either. He took to the floor of the Senate Thursday to deliver a tirade directed…