Panel kills pay raise for legislators
Wed, 05/17/2023 - 12:57pm
BATON ROUGE —The House Appropriations Committee voted 16-5 Monday to kill a bill that would have increased the salary for legislators.
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Jim Bradshaw: Picks and shovels first, then bats and balls
Wed, 05/17/2023 - 12:50pm
Organized Little League baseball was still far in the future when the Crowley Rotary Club decided in the spring of 1923 to set up a four-team league for any boy between the ages of 12 and 16 “wheth
House committee rejects exemption to La.'s abortion ban
Fri, 05/12/2023 - 1:11pm
BATON ROUGE – A bill that would have added exceptions to Louisiana’s abortion ban for cases of rape and incest was rejected Wednesday by the House Criminal Justice Committee.
Jim Brown: Handicapping the governor's race
Fri, 05/12/2023 - 1:01pm
All right! All right! I just know all your readers are anxious to find out my thoughts on the coming gubernatorial election. We are 5½ months away from the first primary election date (Oct.
Jeremy Alford: Budget battle pits fiscal responsibility vs. infrastructure needs
Fri, 05/12/2023 - 12:58pm
The House of Representatives sent a proposed budget package across Memorial Hall to the Senate last week, meaning spending cap negotiations between the two chambers are intensifying with each passi