Lawmakers worked to the bitter end of the legislative session Thursday to address the two biggest remaining issues: the state’s next budget and the future…
An effort to legalize sports betting in Louisiana came to an end in the Legislature Tuesday, after the bill was heavily amended and ultimately defeated in…
A bill to legalize betting on professional and college sports in Louisiana casinos started advancing in the Senate Tuesday.“It’s not a big money maker,…
State Senator Danny Martiny (R-Metairie) will again push the Legislature to legalize sports betting in Louisiana.Like it or not, he says, the industry is…
Many aspects of Louisiana’s criminal justice overhaul go into effect today.“The prison population grew exponentially, and it became — quite candidly — a…
Though it’s not yet a done deal, criminal justice reform is nearing the legislative finish line.Tuesday evening, the full House approving the reinvestment…
There is much that divides Louisiana’s lawmakers, but when it comes to criminal justice reform and reinvestment…“Representative Leger and I finally found…
How did Louisiana end up with the world’s highest incarceration rate? Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre says it grew out of the late 1980’s national…