Louisiana state politics

As the Legislature adjourned Monday, Gov. John Bel Edwards expressed his support for the investments in education and infrastructure, including a teacher pay raise of $1,500 and $300 million toward a new Mississippi River bridge. But he also announced that he would acquiesce in one area that he has disagreed with Republican lawmakers saying he would allow a bill that prohibits transgender athletes from competing according to their gender identity to become law without his signature.

Today, the state House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to advance a package of spending bills, including the operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year. But the House version of the bill has drawn some criticism from Gov. John Bel Edwards.

Louisiana just lost a highly liberal, yet somewhat divisive, voice in the state Senate.

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The special legislative session to address the state's budget shortfall for next fiscal year ended early, with no solution in sight. The Legislature spent…

The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday approved creating a new website to make state spending more transparent despite concerns by the Edwards…