Jeremy Alford: Lawmakers look for a way around JBE's emergency powers
Wed, 10/07/2020 - 1:03pm
The third pandemic session of the year has come down to negotiations between the chambers. (For now, at least.)
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Remembering Mike Foster: St. Mary businessman was one-of-a-kind leader
Tue, 10/06/2020 - 1:19pm
It was Monday, Jan. 8, 1996, and the headline in the Banner-Tribune, as well as virtually all media in Louisiana and beyond, was “Foster new Louisiana governor.”
Lawmakers find money for public defenders, disabled
Tue, 10/06/2020 - 12:25pm
The Louisiana House of Representatives on Friday shifted about $32 million in Health Department spending to other needcluding public defense and centers for developmentally disabled residents.
10 new COVID cases, no deaths in three local parishes
Mon, 10/05/2020 - 12:13pm
Ten new COVID-19 cases were reported at midday Monday in three local parishes, while the number of cases in one of the parishes was adjusted downward by 10. No deaths were reported locally.