This Week in Louisiana Politics: Bills, Mississippi River plans and a new education report
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — On This Week in Louisiana Politics, bills aimed at diversity, equity, and inclusion, cooperation with immigration authorities, and tax cuts advance in the regular legislative session.
A plan to reconnect the Mississippi River to its wetlands, build new land, and restore dying estuaries is on life support.
U.S. News & World Report has released its education rankings for the year, placing Louisiana among the worst-performing states.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Governor Jeff Landry has signed several tort reform bills into law, and Louisiana First News spoke with one lawmaker about his report criticizing the state's handling of the pandemic. This and more on Your Local Election Headquarters. New insurance bills signed A big step…
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — On This Week in Louisiana Politics, the state performed its first execution in 15 years. The controversial method went through all of the appeals in the court system. Hear how the procedure went. President Donald Trump is trying to dismantle the Department of Education,…
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Governor Jeff Landry started off the week signing several bills into law, many of them, he said, will bring down our insurance rates. One law also makes it illegal to have a cell phone in your hands while driving. State senator enters race to…