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Jeff Landry names his choice for Commissioner of Administration
WGNO via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Governor-elect Jeff Landry has named Taylor Barras as his incoming...
Teacher, school employee raises highlight Edwards' proposed state budget
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBATON ROUGE − Gov. John Bel Edwards proposed a budget Friday that includes a $2,000 pay raise for...
Biden administration urges 16 states to address funding disparities faced by land-grant HBCUs
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe Biden administration demanded governors in 16 states address a more than $12 billion funding...
Here's the latest in the Jimmie Davis Bridge debacle for Shreveport-Bossier
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe removal of $140 million for a new Jimmie Davis Bridge connecting Shreveport and Bossier won't delay the start of construction, but the funding will have to be replaced next year to avoid ...
Louisiana abortion politics spill over to block New Orleans sewer project funding
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLouisiana's Bond Commission continued to hold a $39 million New Orleans sewer project hostage...
Judge tosses challenge to Louisiana's age verification law aimed at porn websites
Associated Press via AOL· 8 months agoAn adult entertainment group’s lawsuit against a Louisiana law requiring sexually explicit websites to verify the ages of their viewers was dismissed Wednesday by a federal judge. U.S. District ...
Planned purchase of old Louisiana shipyard put on hold amid questions from state financing panel
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPlans by the Port of South Louisiana to purchase what was once a major New Orleans area shipyard for...
State money to lure property insurers to Louisiana won’t come until spring
Daily Comet via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGov. John Bel Edwards and lawmakers intend to wait until April to fund an incentive program meant to attract more property insurance companies back to Louisiana. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon ...
Governor-elect Jeff Landry announces appointments, agreement with New Orleans district attorney
WGNO via Yahoo News· 6 months agoLouisiana Governor-elect Jeff Landry says the Office of the Louisiana Attorney General will step in...
Telecom giant moves to stop federal broadband grant for northeast Louisiana
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 2 years ago26 of 67 rural broadband grants in jeopardy across state Frustrated residents from rural northeast Louisiana descended on Baton Rouge Wednesday after their local internet provider filed a formal ...