Here's what you need to know ahead of Louisiana's April 27 municipal general election There are 45 parishes with either local propositions or runoffs, or both ... Anyone in line at 8 p.m. will be allowed to vote. Voters can find their polling location and sample ballot by ... 04/21/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Louisiana lawmakers vote to remove lunch breaks for child workers, cut unemployment benefits If passed by the House and Senate and signed by the governor, the bill would reduce the maximum period for which people can gather unemployment benefits in a given year from 26 to 20 weeks. 04/17/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Severe Storms and Tornadoes in Louisiana and Surrounding States Leave One Dead and Thousands Without Power Severe storms and at least one tornado are impacting Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle bringing torrential rain and flooding on Wednesday that has so far taken one life ... 04/10/2024 - 6:55 am | View Link
State Senate passes remap of Louisiana Supreme Court, creates 2nd Black-majority district The Senate had blocked similar measures passed by the state House during the two special legislative sessions earlier this year, so Tuesday’s 31-8 vote seems certain to produce new districts for ... 03/25/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Louisiana sheriff candidate Henry Whitehorn, who won by a single vote in November, easily wins do-over Shreveport, La. — Months after his disputed one-vote victory in a Louisiana sheriff's race was tossed by a court, a career law enforcement officer was decisively elected on his second try Saturday. 03/24/2024 - 11:35 pm | View Link
Although Donald Trump complains that his criminal trial keeps him off the campaign trail, he spent Wednesday — the day when court isn’t scheduled — playing golf and not campaigning, CNN reports.
Critics say the justice should not judge Trump's election-subversion case, because his wife supported overturning the election, attended Trump's Jan6 rally.
“The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to restore ‘net neutrality’ rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and Verizon from favoring some sites and apps over others,” the AP reports.
“The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015 during the Obama administration.
“Lawmakers in Alabama passed legislation that could lead to the prosecution of librarians under the state’s obscenity law for providing minors with ‘harmful’ materials,” The Hill reports.