Jay Dardenne

The House Appropriations Committee has started looking at next fiscal year’s state budget. Sitting in front of the committee Tuesday, Commissioner of…

When the Joint Budget Committee met Friday to consider the governor’s plan for remedying the $313-million deficit from Fiscal Year 2016, Commissioner of…

After a one month reprieve due to the flooding, the Tax Structure Task Force is preparing the draft of their report -- now due October first. They’re…

When the administration said no to his requests for more money last month, Attorney General Jeff Landry didn’t like the answer, so he took his grievance…

When the state Bond Commission met Thursday, they voted to take out the governmental equivalent of a “payday loan”.“Revenue Anticipation Notes, or RANs as…

LSU Economist Dr. Jim Richardson issued an estimate Monday, saying it will be a year before Louisiana recovers and the economic impacts of this flood are…

Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne updated the Baton Rouge Press Club on the state’s money situation Monday, saying they’re still reconciling the…

This is the final day of the second special session, and it must end by midnight tonight.“We’re going to ask you to come in for 9 a.m.; be prepared to…

Certain conservative lawmakers had their last hope for a magical pot of budget-saving money dashed Monday, when Commissioner of Administration Jay…

While a regular legislative session is limited to 60 days, with the two special sessions added in, Louisiana’s legislature is starting its 78th day of…