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The Advocate
March 30, 2018
But Edwards is right to trumpet access to preventive health care for hundreds of thousands of Louisianans as a signature success. Lawmakers seem bound and determined not to give his other ideas a chance to succeed as well. In what's become an annual ritual, the majority Republican Legislature thisÃâà...
The Advocate
March 25, 2018
Let's see. Almost everybody believes Louisiana is facing budget problems, and most of them see those problems as severe. In the abstract, they'd rather cut spending than raise taxes. Yet when faced with the prospect of specific cuts, they balk. Sounds like just another day in the Legislature, but it's actuallyÃâà...
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
March 23, 2018
When it comes to addressing the state's $700 million “fiscal cliff,” a bipartisan majority of Louisiana residents—56%—support lowering state income tax in exchange for eliminating some deductions. That's according to the second of six installments of the annual Louisiana Survey by the Reilly Center forÃâà...
Patch.com
March 22, 2018
Drinking Certificates Would Let Underaged Louisianans Buy Booze. Under-21 drinking laws don't work, a Louisiana state lawmaker says, so why not certify 19- and 20-year-olds who pass a class? By Beth Dalbey, Patch National Staff | Mar 22, 2018 2:27 pm ET | Updated Mar 22, 2018 2:31 pm ETÃâà...
The Advocate
March 16, 2018
Welcoming springlike weather, blooming azaleas add a pop of color to the Capitol Gardens dressing up the new State Capitol Building Thursday March 8, 2018, in Baton Rouge, La. The ice blue sky and beautiful weather may be the calm before a stormy legislative session that begins at high noon onÃâà...
The Advocate
March 16, 2018
Louisianans hit by floods in 2016 will want to dust off their old tax returns from that year to tap new deductions and cash in on hundreds of millions of federal tax relief dollars for those who saw homes, cars and other property ruined by rising waters. Two changes wrapped in December's GOP-backed taxÃâà...
KTBS
March 15, 2018
Louisianans unhappy with local government according to new survey. (BATON ROUGE) - Louisiana is headed in the wrong direction, and the state's lawmakers are to blame. That's the finding of a new opinion poll. The Louisiana Manship School of Journalism surveyed 852 people. Half of them said theÃâà...
The Daily Advertiser
March 15, 2018
BATON ROUGE — A survey released Thursday by Louisiana State University's Public Policy Research Lab reveals that many Louisianans are disillusioned with state government. Results of the 2018 Louisiana Survey show that overall, most citizens have little confidence in Gov. John Bel Edwards and theÃâà...
Daily Comet
March 13, 2018
“It is important to help the people of Louisiana to expand their culture and tighten the links between France and Louisiana,” Longchamps said. Their trip to the region coincides with New Orleans' 300th anniversary this year, as well as the 50th anniversary of the Council for the Development of French inÃâà...
The Advocate
March 12, 2018
I've always known that the people of Louisiana are resilient. We've proved that more than ever over the past two years. 2016 was a year of loss for far too many Louisianans. And yet, when hurricanes pummeled our neighbors last year the same people who had lost everything in the floods a year beforeÃâà...
E&E News
March 6, 2018
PUBLIC OPINION. Louisianans fret land loss but don't blame climate. Published: Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Fewer than half of Louisiana residents blame climate change for the state's coastal land loss, and many deny climate change exists at all, according to a statewide poll Lucid conducted for the New OrleansÃâà...
E&E News
March 6, 2018
PUBLIC OPINION. Louisianans fret land loss but don't blame climate. Published: Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Fewer than half of Louisiana residents blame climate change for the state's coastal land loss, and many deny climate change exists at all, according to a statewide poll Lucid conducted for the New OrleansÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
February 28, 2018
"The people of Louisiana are better than what we are delivering, because so far we have delivered nothing," said Rep. Rob Shadoin, a Republican from Ruston. With the failure of the sales tax bill , the House adjourned without action on any income tax bills favored by Democrats, scheduled to returnÃâà...
News Radio 710 KEEL
February 23, 2018
And in reference to proposed revenue raising measures, the Ruston rep says, "No, (Louisianans) aren't under taxed, even though there are only four states in the United States that have an overall lower tax base. So, you can't say we're over taxed by any means." Hear Robert J Wright and Erin McCartyÃâà...
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
February 22, 2018
Registered voters in Louisiana overwhelmingly favor comprehensive legislation that protects their internet activity, puts the tenants of net neutrality into law and ensures that all internet service providers are treated fairly, a newly released survey from the right-leaning Center for Individual Freedom inÃâà...
KRSL
February 19, 2018
Drug Arrest 2 Two Louisiana people were arrested for drugs Friday night following a traffic stop in Russell. According to dispatch logs, at 11:30 PM Friday, a Russell Police Officer stopped a 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix at 1st and Fossil in Russell owned by Beverly Sue Snyder of WaKeeney. However, theÃâà...
The Daily Advertiser
February 15, 2018
As Louisiana considers requiring many of its Medicaid recipients to work or volunteer in order to receive benefits, we must ensure the program is a win-win for participants and their communities. Simply put, we need to do it right! The Pelican State needs substantive programming around the proposedÃâà...
Beauregard Daily News
February 14, 2018
“Every year, we look forward to giving Louisianans the opportunity to voice their opinions about their favorite king cakes and bakeries,” Connaughton said. “This year's competition was special for us at Innovative Advertising, because we were able to indulge in our favorite Louisiana past times while givingÃâà...
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
December 31, 1999
For decades, sneaking into bars with fake IDs has been a right of passage for college students in Louisiana. But if Sen. Eric LaFleur, D-Ville Platte, has his way, they may no longer need to rely on deceptive methods to get alcohol. As the LSU Manship School News Service reports, LaFleur's proposedÃâà...
LSU Now
December 31, 1999
Recent changes include Medicaid expansion, which allowed 470,000 Louisianans access to healthcare. Sanford said under Edwards, funding for higher education has been stabilized for the first time in almost ten years, and admissions requests are on the rise by about 20 percent in the University ofÃâà...
