1.8.24 – NOLA Landry issues call for special session to begin on Jan. 15 and overturns John Bel Edwards graduation rule A Republican supermajority took control of the Louisiana Legislature on Monday with plans to work closely with the new GOP governor, Jeff...
1.2.24 – Business Insurance The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced a 9% reduction in workers compensation rates, effective in May. The decrease, based on the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s annual loss cost filing for 2024, is in line with...
Under a new law, more Louisiana health insurers will have to cover fertility preservation for people who undergo cancer treatment. (Pexels) 1.1.24 – Louisiana Illuminator – By: Greg LaRose Arguably the most publicized new state law for 2024, a prohibition...
12.20.23 – Louisiana Radio Network New Census Bureau estimates show a decline of 14 thousand Louisiana residents from 2022 to 2023. A third straight year the state’s population has dropped since the 2020 census. Demographer Greg Rigamer says it’s not a good sign and a...
12.15.23 – NOLA – Louisiana will be the first state to receive its full allocation from the Biden administration to expand high speed and affordable broadband service to all residents, federal and state officials announced Friday. The money will go for...
A Louisiana State Police vehicle parked in the French Quarter of New Orleans during Mardi Gras festivities earlier this year. Louisiana State Police / Facebook 12.6.23 – By Victor Skinner | The Center Square A legislative task force is finalizing recommendations...