Trump’s War Games
In a September 2015 speech before the National Press Club in Washington , the Louisiana governor and Republican presidential candidate Bobby Jindal said: "Donald Trump is dangerous. But not in the way you think.
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What’s on the ballot? Louisiana election only a week away
Louisiana voters may not be paying much attention, but there's a statewide election only a week away. Top of the ballot are the selection of a new state treasurer and decisions on three constitutional changes.
Will Louisiana keep highest-in-the-country sales tax?
From left, Louisiana House Speaker Taylor Barras, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Senate President John Alario will be involved in upcoming budget and tax negotiations. From left, Louisiana House Speaker Taylor Barras, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Senate President John Alario will be involved in upcoming budget and tax negotiations.
Stephanie Grace: Mitch Landrieu may have the name, but some national…
From left background, Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Glen Curtis, DCFS Secretary Marketa Garner Walters and FEMA's Bill Doran watch as Gov. John Bel Edwards answers questions at a press conference on the storm.
Bi-partisan effort only way to solve looming budget crisis
A widely-publicized open letter from Gov. John Bel Edwards to House Speaker Taylor Barras set the stage for the kind of bipartisan efforts that will be needed to get Louisiana back on solid financial footing. Fiscal chaos has reigned in Louisiana government for nearly a decade, and that instability has created a severely negative impact not just on state agencies and institutions but also on the private sector and the state's overall economy.
Louisiana debt collection agency brings in $92M over 3 years
A debt collection office created by Louisiana lawmakers to go after delinquent accounts has drawn $92 million in payments since it began its work three years ago, the state's revenue secretary said Thursday. That's about a 17 percent rate of collection of the nearly $528 million in back-owed debts that have been sent to the Office of Debt Recovery for collection since the 2014-15 budget year, according to data from Revenue Secretary Kimberly Robinson, who oversees the collection office.
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise Readmitted To Intensive Care Unit
Republican Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, who was wounded last month when a gunman opened fire on a Republican baseball practice in Alexandria, Va., is back in intensive care because of concerns for infection. Congressman Steve Scalise has been readmitted to the Intensive Care Unit at MedStar Washington Hospital Center due to new concerns for infection.
Almanac for Saturday, June 10, 2017
Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include actor Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American to win an Oscar , in 1895; Broadway composer Frederick Loewe in 1901; Nobel literature laureate Saul Bellow in 1915; Britain's Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, in 1921 ; Hollywood icon Judy Garland in 1922; children's author/illustrator Maurice Sendak in 1928; attorney F. Lee Bailey in 1933 ; football Hall of Fame member Dan Fouts in 1951 ; actor Andrew Stevens in 1955 ; model/actor Elizabeth Hurley in 1965 ; Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal in 1971 ; Olympic figure skater Tara Lipinski in 1982 ; actor Leelee Sobieski in 1983 .
Short-term fixes to La’s long-term budget woes offer familiar anxiety along edge of ‘fiscal cliff’
Advocate staff photo by BILL FEIG -- Azalea bloom in the Capital Gardens in front of the State Capital Building on the first day of the regular legislative session which convened at noon. Gov. John Bel Edwards addressed the joint session at 1:00 for the State of the State.
Why a former Louisiana sheriff wants to boost prisoner’s pay – at the expense of sheriffs
David Ramkhalawan , a member of the St. Tammany Sheriff's Office work-release program, cleans debris Tuesday, September 18, 2001, from a lagoon surrounding an island at the K-Bar-B Youth Ranch east of Lacombe in preparation for Gourmet Gala, a fund-raiser being held today at the ranch. . "I don't think that was what was intended when [the prisoner job program] was set up.
Here’s how Louisiana plans to revamp nation’s highest, most convoluted sales tax
Rep. Julie Stokes, R-Kenner, has served as chairwoman of the Sales Tax Streamlining and Modernization Commission since 2015. The commission has been trying to come up with ways to make Louisiana's sales tax less convoluted as the Legislature prepares for a crucial fiscal session that begins April 10. Here, Stokes answers questions about one of her bills during a 2015 special legislative session.
Appeals court hands oil companies victory in coastal lawsuit
A federal appeals court on Friday refused to revive a Louisiana levee board's lawsuit blaming dozens of oil and gas companies for damage to the state's fragile coast, a major victory for energy companies and their political supporters who cast the suit as an attack on a vital state industry. of energy companies that argued the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East lacked legal standing to bring its damage claims.
Our Views: Beware of future road, bridge cuts
DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson discusses the governor's task force recommendations to boost state aid for roads and bridges by $700 million per year Monday Feb. 20, 2017, in Baton Rouge, La. While the experts have devices to measure pavement quality, Louisiana drivers are apt to describe their experiences in more personal terms, in the part of the anatomy where the wallet is located.
Legislature opens special session, begins fight over Rainy Day Fund
Louisiana lawmakers officially began a special session dedicated to closing a $304 million midyear budget shortfall late monday, with Gov. John Bel Edwards pitching his plan and challenging Republicans who have opposed his agenda to come up with a better one. Edwards proposes using $119 million of the state's Rainy Day Fund, cutting $60 million from the state budget and using "budget adjustments" to close the rest of the gap.
Our Views: La. needs special session
Gov. John Bel Edwards holds an end of the year press conference reflecting on the challenges and successes Louisiana has seen during 2016. Gov. John Bel Edwards holds an end of the year press conference reflecting on the challenges and successes Louisiana has seen during 2016.
Will oyster industry rise again, 40 miles inland?
Hatchery technician Ben Dosher checks on an algae-production tank at the Aqua Green oyster aquaculture facility near Perkinston. The algae are used to feed oyster larvae at the facility.
Of bunnies and suits, Louisiana’s long campaign for the U.S. Senate winds down
Gerald Faulk casts his ballot during early voting Monday, November 28, 2016, at the Lafayette Parish Government Building in Lafayette, La. Early voting for the Dec. 10 runoff elections began Saturday and will continue through Saturday, Dec. 3. John Kennedy and Foster Campbell are the two candidates vying for a U.S. Senate seat while Scott Angelle and Clay Higgins are in a runoff in Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District.
Trump insulted Indian American Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley, NYT report6 hours ago
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been an expert in insulting almost all his critics, whether be it from within his own party or from the opposite camp. Out of the ones who have fallen under the radar of Trump's slur are Indian American leaders Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley.
‘LaPolitics’: Conservative group reenlists members to target…
The independent expenditure group that helped Republicans overtake the Louisiana Legislature under the leadership of outgoing U.S. Sen. David Vitter has been reborn. More than a dozen of the original board members from the Louisiana Committee For A Republican Majority have been reenlisted and collectively have pledged $1.5 million to spend on the 2019 election cycle.
Louisiana tries to revive Planned Parenthood funding cut
Attorneys for the state of Louisiana are trying to revive the state's Medicaid funding cut for Planned Parenthood clinics. Earlier this month, a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an injunction blocking the cut, which would have kept needy Louisiana women from getting non-abortion services at Planned Parenthood facilities.