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• LAGOP says Brown's resignation should have come sooner

  February 17, 2017 10:47 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Republicans say state Senator Troy Brown’s resignation should have come sooner. In a statement released Thursday, LAGOP Executive Director Jason Doré said his colleagues welcome Brown’s resignation. “We’re glad he finally saw that his actions were not to be tolerated by the Louisiana Legislature,”... more »

• Brown: 'It's pretty obvious' he'll be expelled from state senate Play Video

  February 15, 2017 8:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE – State Senator Troy Brown said it appears he could be ousted from his seat in state government next week. "It's pretty obvious," Brown said after the Senate Select Committee on Discipline and Expulsion met Wednesday morning. Brown is the target of an expulsion hearing following arrests... more »

• Senators call for Troy Brown to be expelled from Senate

  February 13, 2017 3:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE – State senators Sharon Hewitt and Dan Claitor held a press conference Monday afternoon to discuss a resolution that calls for the expulsion of Troy Brown as a senator. State senator Yvonne Colomb attempted to indefinitely postpone the expulsion resolution of Brown on Monday. Her motion... more »

• Kennedy, Campbell advance to December U.S. Senate runoff

  November 8, 2016 6:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A tight race for Louisiana's vacant U.S. Senate seat resulted in a runoff between State Treasurer John Kennedy and Democratic challenger Foster Campbell. Kennedy is a Republican and Campbell is a Democrat. Whoever is elected in December replaces U.S. Senator David Vitter, a Republican, who... more »

• Dillard President says debate poll was rigged to include David Duke

  November 2, 2016 7:27 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – Dillard University's president took to Twitter to accuse Raycom Media of rigging poll results to increase TV ratings by including David Duke in Wednesday's U.S. Senate debate. President Walter Kimbrough tweeted “pretty clear polling rigged” for ratings and “any protests become part of reality show masquerading... more »

• Students invade Capitol for 'Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day'

  April 29, 2016 7:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Lawmakers took the day off Friday, so students, along with their parents and teachers, took over the Louisiana State Capitol building. It was all part of a new event that Governor John Bel Edwards called, “Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.” And that is... more »

• Lawmakers looking to make video poker for truck stops easier Play Video

  April 26, 2016 8:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Lawmakers are proposing to make it easier for truck stops to do business. For a truck stop to have video poker, it matters how much fuel it sells. It is the responsibility of the truck stop to keep an eye on their fuel sales and report them, however... more »