State
Governor signs law making kindergarten mandatory
A bill signed this week by Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will require school students to attend kindergarten as the first step in their K-12 education.
Here are bills signed into law by the governor
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he signed the following bills into law from the 2021 Regular Legislative Session on Wednesday and Thursday.
$1 million in La. jobless pay went to dead people
More than $1 million in state and federal unemployment benefits were sent to dead people in Louisiana over the past year.
Smokable medical marijuana becomes legal
Medical marijuana patients in Louisiana will now be able to buy the smokable flower form of the drug under a new state law.
