2 Democrats, Republican join race for Louisiana’s new majority …
Jul 17, 2024 · 1st Congressional District. U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, signed up by proxy to run for reelection Wednesday. Republican political consultant Jason Hebert turned in Scalise’s election paperwork to the Louisiana Secretary of State on behalf of …
As more students struggle to afford food, some campuses get …
Oct 3, 2024 · About 29% of college students at four-year colleges experienced food insecurity in the fall of 2020, according to the Hope Center for Student Basic Needs at Temple University in Philadelphia. At two-year colleges, the problem was even worse, with 38% of students reporting concerns about access to food. Bryan Flower looks at romaine lettuce ...
Outgoing Louisiana Secretary of State to join Landry administration
Jan 4, 2024 · Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is among the senior staff hires Gov.-elect Jeff Landry’s transition team announced Thursday. Ardoin, who was first elected Secretary of State in 2018, will be Landry’s director of intergovernmental relations. Ardoin decided not to seek re-election and will be replaced by his chief deputy, Nancy Landry.
Louisiana government salary database is finally live
Sep 14, 2023 · The database is available on the state’s financial transparency website, checkbook.la.gov. It includes all executive branch salary information but does not yet include salaried higher education employees. The website was the result of a bill brought by Sen. Rick Ward, R-Port Allen, and signed into law by Gov. John Bel Edwards in 2018 ...
Louisiana senators want more details on Landry tax plan before …
Sep 24, 2024 · Louisiana legislators, particularly those in the Senate, want more information about Gov. Jeff Landry’s plan to overhaul the state’s tax system before they commit to a special legislative session in November to pass new tax laws.
Gov. Jeff Landry will keep Louisiana’s longtime prisons chief in place
Jan 15, 2024 · By: Julie O'Donoghue - January 15, 2024 9:12 pm. Jimmy LeBlanc (Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections) Gov. Jeff Landry is going to keep Louisiana’s longtime prison chief in his position — for now. James “Jimmy” LeBlanc will continue to run the state Department of Public Safety and Corrections, in spite of the prominent ...
LSU changes tenure rules for librarians to improve its research ...
Aug 20, 2024 · As LSU makes its bid for membership in a prestigious academic organization, its librarians have been put on notice to publish more research. In a meeting last week for all librarians in the university system, LSU administrators informed them their campuses would not hire any more tenure-track librarians and that those on the tenure track or with tenure would have one year to decide if they ...
Congressional map with Gov. Jeff Landry’s backing clears Louisiana ...
Jan 17, 2024 · In December, judges with the 5th Circuit denied an appeal from Republican state officials, the defendants in the lawsuit before Dick, to end the case. The U.S. Supreme Court had previously declined to intervene in the matter. Some Republican senators who voted against the map objected to how it splits up North Louisiana.
Louisiana’s new permitless concealed weapons law appears …
Mar 19, 2024 · Alex Wong/Getty Images. A new Louisiana law that allows law-abiding persons to carry concealed guns without a permit or training could soon apply to more weapons and locations. A state Senate committee gave swift, unanimous approval to three bills Tuesday from the law’s author, Sen. Blake Miguez, R-New Iberia.
Louisiana may have reached trigger for a personal income tax cut …
Sep 25, 2024 · Starting July 1, 2026, the impact of the income tax reduction would be a loss of $200 million to $400 million in state revenue per year. It would bring the projected budget shortfall for fiscal year 2027-28 to more than $1 billion. The income tax cut might come to fruition, but it isn’t a certainty yet. The 2021 state law provides for income ...