What Louisiana constitutional amendments are on the ballot? PAR ...
Oct 7, 2024 · Nov. 5. Amendment 1 What it says: “Do you support an amendment to require that federal revenues received by the state generated from Outer Continental Shelf alternative or renewable energy production be deposited into the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund?”
Experts warn oil and gas can't save Louisiana’s economy — even …
Nov 17, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has promised to lift roadblocks to oil and gas production and approve construction of more than a dozen liquefied natural gas terminals in Louisiana and elsewhere. At the same time, a special session in the Louisiana Legislature that began Nov. 6 seeks to cut state taxes ...
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments in classrooms law remains on …
Nov 20, 2024 · A law to require all public school classrooms in Louisiana display the Ten Commandments won’t take effect until a court case plays out on whether the law is constitutional, a federal appellate court has ruled. The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals turned down Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill ...
Louisiana Legislature passes permanent teacher pay proposal; …
Nov 22, 2024 · Two pieces of legislation that would make a temporary pay raise for K-12 teachers and school support workers permanent received final passage Friday in the Louisiana Legislature, but voters have to approve a constitutional amendment before the money appears in their paychecks next school year.
Louisiana legislators consider giving themselves the authority to …
Nov 12, 2024 · Business courts exist in roughly half of states and take on several different forms, Morris said at a legislative hearing last week. But they are still a relatively recent phenomenon, popping up in most of those places over the last 25 years.
LSU student accused of threatening to kill Gov. Landry over live …
Nov 13, 2024 · An LSU student was arrested Tuesday after Louisiana State Police said they posted a threat online to kill Gov. Jeff Landry. Jackson Pemberton, 21, told police they were upset with the governor’s decision to bring a live tiger to the sidelines before LSU’s game with Alabama, according to an arrest warrant the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office provided. Jail records …
Ten Commandments court decision won’t apply to all Louisiana …
Nov 17, 2024 · A federal judge’s order that blocks a Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments displays to go up in classrooms doesn’t apply to the school districts that aren’t defending it, a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel has ruled.
Film industry packs halls of Louisiana State Capitol in hopes to …
Nov 18, 2024 · Hundreds of film industry workers filled the State Capitol’s Senate committee hall Sunday afternoon to signal their opposition to legislation that would dismantle the program that turned Louisiana into “Hollywood South.”
How Louisiana tax burdens might shift under Gov. Landry’s …
Oct 9, 2024 · The chief proponent of Gov. Jeff Landry’s plan to revise Louisiana’s tax structure is touting what he considers some of its more progressive aspects, but some critics say the plan overall would benefit the wealthy at the expense of regular Louisiana taxpayers.
Louisiana’s legislative leaders say they have a tax deal; final votes ...
Nov 21, 2024 · Louisiana Speaker of the House Phillip DeVillier, R-Eunice, left, and Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, speak in the Louisiana House of Representatives on the opening day of a legislative special session, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate, Pool)