2016 Legislative Session

With just one week left in the regular session, the Senate Finance committee had to work on the budget over the Memorial holiday. The committee made…

Much of the session news has been dominated by TOPS, abortion restrictions, and of course the budget. But lawmakers have taken up more mundane concerns…

The Senate Judiciary B Committee said ‘no’ to Representative Mike Johnson’s Pastor Protection Act, a bill that would extend the rights of pastors or…

The regular session ends in just two weeks, and the Senate Finance Committee is now grappling with the budget sent over from the House. Governor John Bel…

Speaker Pro Tem Walt Leger was handling Senator Ronnie Johns’ SB 468 on the House floor Wednesday afternoon.“This bill has to do with the minimum age for…

Louisiana lawmakers have a love-hate relationship with the Feds. We love those federal funds, but chafe at edicts from Washington D.C.“We’ve got a federal…

“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…

The House Education committee advanced a bill Tuesday changing TOPS allocations during a budget shortfall. Committee chair Nancy Landry is the author.“If…

There have been food safety regulations since at least the time Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt.“Our Creator did not instruct them to cook their raw…

“It’s not a perfect bill," said Baton Rouge Representative Steve Carter of his HB 971, a bill which would prohibit some public university athletic teams…