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• Voucher controversy and uncertainty leaves parents in limbo Play Video

  May 7, 2013 10:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Private schools and Governor Bobby Jindal tell benefactors not to worry, but parents are the ones left in a state of uncertainty when it comes to vouchers. Tuesday, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled funding of the state's voucher program was unconstitutional. Lawmakers used money set aside... more »

• Jindal won't seek legislative backing on LSU deals

  April 18, 2013 1:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal says he won't seek legislative approval of his administration's LSU hospital privatization agreements, though both the House and Senate have voted that they want such decision-making authority. Jindal said Thursday that he believes the legislative resolutions that have received support in the House and... more »

• Gov. Jindal to make economic announcement

  March 6, 2013 10:29 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor Bobby Jindal scheduled an announcement today that could mean more jobs in the Baton Rouge area. Jindal's office said he plans to make an economic development announcement at a 1 p.m. press conference at the governor's mansion. News Two's Ryan Naquin will be there... more »

• Governor talks tax plan, doesn't elaborate Play Video

  February 14, 2013 10:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Governor Bobby Jindal talked about his plan to cut state income taxes Thursday, but didn't elaborate on specific details. Jindal plans to have a proposal ready for the upcoming annual meeting of lawmakers in Louisiana. He said while there is no concrete plan yet, he has... more »

• Gov. Jindal announces new executive counsel

  January 18, 2013 4:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The top lawyer for Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration has resigned from the job after only three months. The governor's office gave no reason Friday for Gary Graphia's decision to leave the position of executive counsel that he took in October. Instead, Jindal simply announced his replacement while... more »

• Gov. Jindal names new press secretary

  January 11, 2013 5:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal has recruited his latest press secretary from Wisconsin. Jindal announced Friday that he's hired Sean Lansing for the $65,000-a-year position. The move comes as the Republican governor has started unveiling proposals to rewrite Louisiana's tax code and ramping up efforts to sell the ideas... more »

• Budget cuts hit domestic violence programs

  January 4, 2013 11:35 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La.- Gov. Bobby Jindal's latest round of budget cuts are falling on shelters that take in battered women and other domestic violence prevention providers. The reductions were made to help close a $166 million midyear budget deficit. The Advocate reports that funding for family violence prevention and intervention... more »

• AG refuses to enter debate over budget tactics

  December 5, 2012 10:22 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Attorney General Buddy Caldwell's office isn't lodging an opinion about whether Gov. Bobby Jindal's budgeting tactics are in line with the state constitution. A letter was sent this week to Republican Rep. Kirk Talbot declining to rule on his question of whether the state budget uses unconstitutional... more »

• Jindal on the road for GOP events Play Video

  October 25, 2012 10:11 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal is expected to return to Louisiana on Thursday after hitting the road again for Republican candidates and groups. Jindal's office said the Louisiana governor traveled to Iowa on Wednesday for a Mitt Romney presidential campaign event, followed by a speech at a Republican Party... more »

• Jindal on the road in Iowa, Florida for GOP events

  October 24, 2012 5:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal is on the road again for Republican candidates and groups. Jindal's office said the Louisiana governor traveled to Iowa on Wednesday for a Mitt Romney presidential campaign event, followed by a speech to the Scott County Republican Party's Ronald Reagan Dinner. A day later,... more »

• Vote delayed on Jindal health privatization plan

  October 18, 2012 6:52 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Lawmakers have scrapped a planned Thursday vote on Gov. Bobby Jindal's plan to hire a private company to manage a state employee health insurance plan. The delay, announced a day before the scheduled hearing, has prompted claims the Jindal administration didn't have enough votes from the... more »

• Jindal to campaign for Romney in Virginia

  October 10, 2012 9:34 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal is spending Wednesday in Virginia, campaigning for Republican Mitt Romney's presidential bid. A schedule put out by the Romney campaign says Jindal will join Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell for three campaign stops throughout the day, to rally Romney supporters. The Louisiana governor's... more »

• Jindal, Christie tapped to lead GOP governors

  October 8, 2012 2:48 PM

  WASHINGTON - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have been tapped to lead the Republican Governors Association. Both are Republican rising stars considered likely White House contenders in 2016 if Mitt Romney loses in November. Jindal will chair the group next year, with Wisconsin... more »

• Kennedy: Tax credit cost La. millions more Play Video

  September 25, 2012 5:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A controversial alternative fuel tax credit could cost Louisiana about $24 million dollars, according to State Treasurer John Kennedy. Earlier estimates from the 2,500 filed claims put the cost at around $7.5 million, but Kennedy says it could wind up being much higher. Former revenue secretary... more »

• Gov. Jindal on the road much of this week

  September 24, 2012 4:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal is traveling around the country much of this week for Republican causes. The governor's office says Jindal headed to Atlanta on Monday and Tuesday for Republican Governors Association events. On Wednesday, Jindal's office says the governor will be in Iowa for a campaign bus... more »

• Tangipahoa added to FEMA individual assistance list

  September 5, 2012 1:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Tangipahoa has been added to the list of parishes eligible for individual FEMA disaster assistance. Governor Bobby Jindal made the announcement this morning. A total of 11 parishes in South Louisiana, including Livingston and Ascension, are now eligible for individual assistance. FEMA says $10 million... more »

• Jindal orders flags to fly at half-staff

  August 16, 2012 1:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor Bobby Jindal ordered flags at state buildings to fly at half-staff after two sheriff's deputies were killed in the line of duty today. Jindal issued an executive order this afternoon to honor the St. John the Baptist Parish sheriff's deputies killed in a shooting this... more »

• Lawsuit filed against new state retirement plan

  August 16, 2012 11:34 AM

  BATON ROUGE- An organization representing Louisiana's retired state employees is challenging Gov. Bobby Jindal's new pension plan for future rank-and-file state workers. The Retired State Employees Association of Louisiana claims the law, passed earlier this year, is unconstitutional because it didn't get a two-thirds vote in the state House of... more »

• Former Jindal cabinet secretary running for PSC

  August 9, 2012 3:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal's former natural resources secretary, who resigned from his cabinet position this week, is running for the Public Service Commission, the state's utility regulatory board. Scott Angelle, a Republican from Breaux Bridge, announced his candidacy Thursday, a day after he left the Department of Natural... more »

• Evacuation shelter opens 8a.m. Saturday after sinkhole forces people out Play Video

  August 4, 2012 9:57 AM

  BAYOU CORNE- Saturday morning, a shelter was set to open for the people who were evacuated from this area of Assumption Parish after a sinkhole developed Friday. The sinkhole, a bubbling phenomenon, and tremors may be caused by a failure in an inactive salt dome, or salt mining operation,... more »

• People living near sinkhole ordered to evacuate

  August 3, 2012 6:09 PM

  BAYOU CORNE - The Assumption Parish president called for people in the Bayou Corne community to evacuate tonight after a sinkhole formed in the area. Emergency preparedness officials said the evacuation affects about 100 homes in the Bayou Corne community from Highway 70 south. President Martin Triche told News... more »

• Jindal, Moret say no reason to panic over Shaw merger Play Video

  July 30, 2012 5:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Governor Bobby Jindal vows to work with CB&I after the company announced plans to merge with Baton Rouge based Shaw Group. Jindal says companies have invested billions of dollars in Louisiana over the past few years. He says the company may have decided to act now with the... more »

• Jindal heading to Florida for Romney event

  July 27, 2012 4:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal is campaigning for Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney in Florida this weekend. The Romney campaign says Jindal will be in Coral Springs on Saturday to meet Romney supporters at the candidate's campaign office. The Louisiana governor is often mentioned as a potential vice presidential... more »

• Governor Jindal campaiging for Romney Play Video

  July 18, 2012 9:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Governor Bobby Jindal returned to Louisiana Wednesday night, after more campaigning for Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney. Jindal was in Ohio. "It is so important that we elect Mitt Romney, as our next president of the United States ... also important we take the Senate back,"... more »

• More teachers filing suit to stop education changes Play Video

  June 21, 2012 3:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Teachers say new education laws touted by Governor Bobby Jindal do not support them, despite what Jindal's administration may say, and they're filing a lawsuit to stop the laws from going into effect. The Louisiana Association of Educators plan to file the suit tomorrow morning in... more »

• Questions about Alternative Fuel Tax Credit

  June 15, 2012 10:16 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Governor Bobby Jindal issued a letter rejecting a rule which provided a big tax break to people who buy a car in Louisiana. Some lawmakers who oversee the state budget process say it could wreck state fianances. Since 2009, a tax credit on some alternate fuel... more »

• Teachers union challenging new education laws

  June 7, 2012 10:32 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Federation of Teachers will hold a news conference at 11am in front of the 19th Judicial District Court in Downtown Baton Rouge to discuss a lawsuit to be filed against the state and Governor Bobby Jindal. It targets the administration's recently signed laws changing... more »

• Lawmakers concerned about vouchers funding Muslim school

  June 5, 2012 11:11 AM

  BATON ROUGE- The Louisiana Legislature passed a funding plan for public schools on the last day of session, but not before debate which included a discussion about what types of schools could benefit from Governor Bobby Jindal's voucher plan. The plan makes vouchers or scholarships available to some students... more »

• La. Gov. Jindal campaigns for Wis. Gov. Walker

  May 24, 2012 5:00 PM

  WAUKESHA, Wis. - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says Wisconsin's recall election is being watched around the nation, but it ultimately comes down to whether Wisconsinites choose to retain their strong conservative leader. Jindal was in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha (WAH'-keh-shaw) on Thursday with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a fellow... more »

• State worker retirement contributions could change

  May 23, 2012 5:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Another key component of Governor Bobby Jindal's pension reform package advanced at the Capitol today. Senate Bill 52 by Senator Elbert Guillory, D- Opelousas, could require state workers to contribute more towards their retirement plan. About 47,000 workers could be affected. The list does not include K-12... more »

• Jindal signs private school tuition tax break

  May 8, 2012 6:53 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed into law a bill that creates a new tax break program that will give rebates for donations to voucher programs that allow students to attend private schools. Jindal says it will give children in failing public schools more opportunities to get an... more »

• Jindal to sign voucher bill

  April 18, 2012 7:22 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A Catholic elementary school in Baton Rouge is the setting for Gov. Bobby Jindal as he signs legislation reshaping numerous aspects of public education in Louisiana, including a bill allowing the state to fund private school tuition for some students. Wednesday's bill signing ceremony takes place at... more »

• Jindal heading to New Mexico later this month

  April 17, 2012 6:52 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Secure in his second term, Gov. Bobby Jindal is continuing to help other Republican candidates and organizations with their fundraising efforts. Jindal is scheduled to attend an April 27 luncheon to raise dollars for the Republican Party of New Mexico. An invitation obtained by The... more »

• Director fired after speaking out against Governor's Plan Play Video

  March 7, 2012 10:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The former director of the Office of Elderly Affairs lost her position just 24 hours after speaking out against the governor's plan to place the office under the Department of Health and Hospitals. Martha Manuel says it was a now or never moment. If she hadn't... more »

• Jindal: Honored to support Perry

  January 19, 2012 12:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor Bobby Jindal says it was an honor to support Texas Governor Rick Perry in his bid for the GOP presidential nomination. Perry dropped out of the race this morning. Lagging in the polls, Perry said he concluded there was no "viable path forward" for... more »

• Outline of Gov. Jindal's proposed education reforms

  January 17, 2012 6:18 PM

  Plan for Rewarding Teachers: Allowing districts to use compensation to keep good teachers by stopping forced pay increases to ineffective teachers, allowing them to pay effective teachers more, and allowing them more flexability in how they structure salaries. ban the practice of using seniority to make personnel... more »

• Jindal campaigning for Perry in Iowa this week

  December 20, 2011 3:22 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Gov. Bobby Jindal is in Iowa this week to help Texas Gov. Rick Perry's presidential campaign in the last push before the first-in-the-nation Jan. 3 caucuses. Jindal spokesman Frank Collins says the Louisiana governor will be campaigning Tuesday and Wednesday in Iowa for Perry, who... more »

• Jindal hires relatives of former chief of staff

  November 28, 2011 2:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal has hired the brother and brother-in-law of his former chief of staff, Timmy Teepell. Jindal tapped Matt Parker to become his intergovernmental affairs director and Taylor Teepell to be his deputy legislative affairs director. Parker, from Virginia, is brother-in-law to Timmy Teepell.... more »

• Jindal: Perry gaffe doesn't change his support

  November 10, 2011 3:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal said today that a flubbed debate answer by GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry doesn't change Jindal's support for him. The Texas governor said during last night's debate that he would eliminate three federal agencies if elected, but could only name two of them,... more »

• Jindal casts ballot for Nov. 19 runoffs

  November 8, 2011 1:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's governor and his wife cast their ballots for the Nov. 19 runoff elections this morning. Bobby and Surpiya Jindal voted early at the East Baton Rouge Parish clerk's office. Statewide runoffs on the ballot include three Board of Elementary and Secondary Education positions, a... more »

• Scientists urge La. to protect netted sea turtles

  November 2, 2011 4:00 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Dozens of scientists are asking Gov. Bobby Jindal to scrap a 1987 law that bars state marine agents from enforcing federal rules requiring shrimpers to have special devices on their nets that allow ensnared sea turtles to swim to safety. On Wednesday, more than 60 scientists... more »

• Jindal has $6M in campaign account for final days

  October 12, 2011 1:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal spent more than $1.3 million on advertising over the last month, even as he faces no major competition to his re-election bid. In his latest campaign finance reports, Jindal shows more than $6 million remaining in his campaign account leading into the Oct.... more »

• Gov. orders flags to half-staff for archbishop

  October 4, 2011 1:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal has ordered flags at state buildings to be flown at half-staff Thursday, the day of the funeral of Archbishop Philip Hannan. Hannan died last week at age 98 and will be buried in religious ceremonies at St. Louis Cathedral on Thursday. Jindal... more »

• New Jersey governor fundraising for La. GOP

  September 29, 2011 10:31 AM

  BATON ROUGE - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a rising national GOP star, is helping Louisiana's Republican Party fundraise for the fall elections. Christie and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will hold a rally Thursday afternoon before heading to the private cash-generating event for the state GOP, where tickets range... more »

• Gov. Jindal endorsement comes with financial help

  September 21, 2011 10:21 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal is backing up his campaign endorsements with cash. Sitting on a hefty campaign account nearing $8 million and with little chance of losing his re-election bid, Jindal has spread his campaign dollars to a list of lawmakers and state education board members for... more »

• Highway 61 widening project complete

  September 19, 2011 5:42 PM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE- Governor Bobby Jindal helped officially open Highway 61 after major improvements through St. Francisville. Nearly five miles of highway between Thompson Creek and Bains have been widened. That means drivers now have four lanes of traffic from Baton Rouge into Mississippi. Some business owners say they... more »

• Jindal announces endorsements for state office

  September 13, 2011 4:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor Bobby Jindal's re-election campaign released the list of candidates he supported for state offices today. Absent from the list were any picks for lieutenant governor and secretary of state. Jindal did endorse all four incumbents for state insurance commissioner, attorney general, commissioner of agriculture and... more »

• Jindal: Be prepared for rain, wind through Tuesday

  September 2, 2011 10:25 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor Bobby Jindal said today that southeast Louisiana needed to prepare for heavy wind and rain possibly through Tuesday as a tropical depression moves in on the Gulf coast. Last night Jindal issued an emergency declaration for the storm that formed in the Gulf. That allows... more »

• Jindal orders flags at half-staff

  August 8, 2011 5:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal has ordered the flags on all state buildings to be flown at half-staff through sunset Friday in remembrance of two Louisiana Navy Seals killed in Afghanistan over the weekend. Lt. Com. Jonas Kelsall and Chief Petty Officer Robert James Reeves, both of Shreveport,... more »

• Jindal continues state's partial hiring freeze

  July 7, 2011 10:41 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal has started the new budget year by ordering a partial hiring freeze that will require most state agencies to get approval from Jindal's budget chief before adding new workers. The executive order announced Thursday, covers the 2011-12 fiscal year, which ends June 30.... more »

• Vote to override cigarette tax veto not likely today

  June 14, 2011 3:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Lawmakers and Capitol personnel tell News 2 that a vote to overturn Gov. Bobby Jindal's veto of a cigarette tax renewal isn't likely to happen today. Jindal issued the veto to the 4-cent tax extension late Monday. It was set to expire in 2012 but a... more »

• Corrections department sends out layoff notice

  June 3, 2011 3:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's corrections secretary sent a memo to wardens at five state prisons, ordering them to ready for layoffs to shut down the jails, in case the Senate agrees to budget cuts proposed by the House. Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc sent the layoff timeline to wardens this... more »

• House delays consideration of $25M retirement hike

  June 2, 2011 4:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposal to raise state employee retirement costs to fill budget gaps has stalled in the House amid questions about whether the bill should be considered a payroll tax hike on workers. Republican Rep. Kirk Talbot, the sponsor of the measure, scrapped a House... more »

• House panel backs single college management board

  May 24, 2011 2:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal's push to do away with the state's five college management boards and create one higher education board to oversee campuses has crossed its first hurdle. The House Education Committee backed the bill in a 10-4 vote Tuesday. But first, lawmakers stripped out... more »

• Jindal: Flood chasing animals out of swamps

  May 17, 2011 3:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal said Tuesday that officials are warning residents to be on the lookout for wildlife fleeing floodwaters. The governor said four bears have been seen in areas around the rising water, and that state officials anticipate an increase in snake bites as animals move... more »

• Jindal: Threat of back water flooding lessened

  May 17, 2011 10:45 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Estimated water levels from the opening of the Morganza Spillway are being scaled back, according to Gov. Bobby Jindal. During his daily briefing on flood-fighting efforts in the state, Jindal said water from the Spillway was moving much more slowly than anticipated. As a result, back... more »

• Four barges sunk to protect Morgan City from flooding

  May 16, 2011 3:39 PM

  AMELIA - Gov. Bobby Jindal watched this afternoon as workers sank a barge into the Atchafalaya River at Bayou Chene to help prevent back flooding in that area. Jindal was touring flood preparation measures around the Morgan City area, one of the bigger towns in the path of floodwaters... more »

• Jindal "confident" Morganza will open this weekend

  May 13, 2011 12:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Today, Governor Bobby Jindal said he was "extremely confident" the Morganza Spillway would be opened either Saturday night or early Sunday morning. Jindal moved up his scheduled press conference after talking to the commander in charge of opening the Morganza, and said they could get to... more »

• Jindal: State still waiting on Morganza decision

  May 12, 2011 4:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal said today the state was still waiting for notification that the decision to open the Morganza Spillway had been made to relieve the rapidly-swelling Mississippi River. At his daily press update on river levels, Jindal said he had told the Mississippi River Commission... more »

• Jindal: Triggers will "likely" be hit to open Morganza

  May 10, 2011 4:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor Bobby Jindal reiterated his call today for people who could be affected by the Morganza Spillway to make evacuation plans now. Jindal said according to Corps of Engineers estimates, the Mississippi River would probably reach the point where it "triggers" the opening of the Morganza... more »

• Jindal orders partial spending freeze for agencies

  May 9, 2011 4:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal has ordered a partial freeze on state spending for travel, supplies, contracts and other operating services in most state government agencies for the remaining two months of the fiscal year. Jindal's executive order was issued Monday, to help free up some money in... more »

• Gov. Jindal gives update on river levels

  May 5, 2011 11:34 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Goverrnor Bobby Jindal is warning people that could be affected by spillways on the Mississippi River being opened to start making their evacuation plans now. The governor gave an update on river levels this morning after a meeting with the Unified Command Group in Baton Rouge.... more »

• Governor warns about backwater flooding

  May 4, 2011 4:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal says the state is preparing for backwater flooding in areas along Louisiana's Mississippi River tributaries, in addition to record water levels on the river itself. Morgan City is one area vulnerable to backwater flooding. Jindal says water is already overtopping the outer... more »

• Jindal: News about river "has gotten worse"

  May 3, 2011 5:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal says news about the Mississippi River has "gotten worse" for Louisiana in the last 24 hours, prompting them to begin evacuating the Angola prison and possibly opening more spillways. At a press conference today the governor said the latest forecasts predict the river... more »

• Jindal: Morganza Spillway not expected to be used

  May 2, 2011 6:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor Bobby Jindal said today he doesn't expect the Morganza Spillway will need to be opened to help relieve the rising Mississippi River. Jindal made the statement today during his weekly legislative press conference. He said the Morganza spillway, which hasn't been opened since the early... more »

• Jindal offers congratulations for Bin Laden death

  May 2, 2011 11:13 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal congratulated President Barack Obama, his national security team and the military for the death of Osama bin Laden, calling it a "great day for America, a great day for justice around the world." Jindal made his comments Monday. He thanked the... more »

• Reaction To Jindal's Speech Mixed

  April 25, 2011 10:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Governor Jindal used the start of the session to push his agenda; shooting down the idea of new taxes. As usual reactions to the speech were divided along party lines. While the governor made very clear he will veto any new taxes, democrats say the governor... more »

• Budget is focus as La. legislative session begins

  April 25, 2011 4:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal offered few details about his budget recommendations and didn't weigh in on the most controversial proposals facing lawmakers as he spoke to them on the opening day of their regular session. Instead Monday, Jindal gave a vigorous defense of his opposition to tax... more »

• Special session begins

  March 20, 2011 10:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The first special session of its kind in a decade got underway Sunday evening. Lawmakers gathered at the Capitol to begin a serious of discussions on redistricting. "Every ten years, after the Census does its work, it is now the legislature's responsibility to redraw the lines... more »

• Jindal budget assumes college tuition increase

  March 14, 2011 2:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal's budget would be costly to Louisiana's college students. Tucked in the pages of the $24.9 billion spending plan are provisions for spending more than $98 million that Jindal hopes the state's colleges will get through tuition hikes on students. Separate legislation would need... more »

• Questions about the governor's proposed budget

  March 11, 2011 6:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE- It didn't take long. Some lawmakers are already raising serious questions about Governor Bobby Jindal's proposed budget. Commissioner of Administration Paul Rainwater presented the plan to the joint budget committee today. Senator Lydia Jackson, D- Shreveport, raised questions about the financing behind the plan. ... more »

• Jindal budget to be unveiled Friday to lawmakers

  March 10, 2011 5:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal is proposing a $24.9 billion budget next year - down $1 billion from this year. It assumes the sale of three state prisons and increased state employee retirement payments. Jindal outlined his recommendations Thursday for closing a $1.6 billion budget gap for the... more »

• Governor Jindal defends wife's charity

  March 3, 2011 5:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Governor Bobby Jindal calls charges in a recent New York Times article "ridiculous". The article questioned corporate donations for the Supriya Jindal Foundation. It shows the First Lady's organization received nearly $1 million dollars in contributions around the same time regulatory issues for donors were being set.... more »

• Groups looking for state money despite budget woes

  March 2, 2011 5:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE- More than 100 non-governmental organizations are asking the state to give them money. They include the National World War II Museum seeking $27 million for a new pavilion and $150,000 for the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center; the center's application says the money will be used for... more »

• Governor proposes tax credit extension

  February 16, 2011 5:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor Bobby Jindal promises not to raise taxes but he hopes to extend them. Wednesday the governor announced extensions to tax incentives he says will brings jobs to Louisiana. The Governor proposes the expansion of four tax credits: the quality of jobs program, which encourages businesses... more »

• Gov. Jindal wants status quo spending for K-12

  February 15, 2011 5:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Governor Bobby Jindal says Louisiana's public schools will not face the massive budget cuts some agencies are dealing with. His proposed plan leaves the formula for funding K-12 the same. An increase in the number of public school students means the plan will still take more of... more »

• Jindal headed to Washington Mardi Gras

  February 10, 2011 2:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal is heading to the nation's capital for the annual Washington Mardi Gras celebration, which includes attending parties, rubbing elbows with members of Congress and lobbyists, and collecting another round of campaign cash. The governor's office announced the trip Thursday, saying Jindal was traveling to... more »

• Jindal Medicaid revamp hits wall of criticism

  January 19, 2011 2:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal's plan to turn over large chunks of Louisiana's Medicaid program to private managed care companies is coming under heavy criticism from lawmakers and health providers. They say the plan will divert resources to insurance company profits and away from health services. Health and Hospitals... more »

• Governor asks Regents to consider merging SUNO, UNO

  January 18, 2011 4:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Governor Bobby Jindal is asking the state Board of Regents to conduct a study considering merging the University of New Orleans and Southern Univeristy at New Orleans. The Board of Regents will report its findings by March 1. SUNO and UNO, if merged, would become a single... more »

• Gov. Jindal issues emergency rule outlawing bath salts

  January 6, 2011 9:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A chemical marketed as a "bath salt" but being used as a cocaine-like drug has been deemed illegal by Governor Bobby Jindal. Jindal signed an emergency rule today adding several chemicals that were being marketed as bath salts or plant food to the Controlled Dangerous Substance... more »

• Recall petition filed against Gov. Jindal

  December 15, 2010 5:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A recall petition has been filed against Gov. Bobby Jindal by a couple from Opelousas. Ronnie Ray Ceasar says he is trying to get the governor recalled because he's unhappy with budget cuts that have stripped millions from higher education and health care. Ceasar also calls Jindal... more »

• Legislators talk budget with the governor

  December 14, 2010 10:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Dozens of state lawmakers had their turn at the table with the governor on Tuesday. The meeting was the latest in a series of sit-downs about the state's budget crisis. More than 30 legislators were involved in the conversation. Some lawmakers told News 2 that conversation... more »

• Governor talks business at latest stakeholder meeting

  December 13, 2010 8:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Economic development held the table at Governor Bobby Jindal's stakeholders meeting Monday, part of a series of talks on budget issues facing the state. The governor has said at each of these meetings he does not plan to raise taxes or roll back any tax exemptions,... more »