BATON ROUGE - Voters in East Baton Rouge Parish have until Wednesday to register for the March 2 election.
The vote will include a race between Republicans Barry Ivey and Scott Wilson to represent the 65th District in the state House.
People can register to vote in three... more »
BATON ROUGE- State Representative Karen St. Germain is backing a resolution to re-stripe the Mississippi River Bridge.The resolution passed in the House and goes to the Senate this week.
DOTD changed the I-10 westbound lane configuration on the bridge last year. It was an effort to improve traffic flow.... more »
Carencro police arrested a Breaux Bridge man after he allegedly threatened a state representative who he claimed was having an affair with his girlfriend. Police say John Wesley Snelling allegedly demanded $20,000 from state Rep. Bobby Badon of Carencro in exchange for his promise not to go public with e-mails... more »
Arrangements for late state representative Avon Honey, (D) Baton Rouge, have been made. A memorial service will be held on Friday, February 20, 2010, at the F.G. Clark Activity Center on Southern University’s campus. The service, titled “Lying in State – Life Celebration: Honoring the Memory,” will have a viewing... more »
A New Orleans lawmaker who temporarily left his position in the state House when called to active Army duty has returned. Republican Rep. Nick Lorusso is regaining his legislative seat, after completing a one-year assignment at Fort Lewis in Washington as a deputy staff judge advocate. Lorusso is a lieutenant... more »
State Representative Eddie Lambert, (R) Gonzales, says students are in danger because of a bad road in Ascension Parish. He is asking the state for money to widen LA 930 which runs in front of Prairieville Middle School.
He says buses almost have to run off the road in... more »
Two members of the Commission for Streamlining Government are calling it quits.
State Representative Brett Geymann and State Representative Jim Morris say time constraints are the biggest problem. Both men serve on other state budget committees that are time consuming.
The streamlining commission was formed to develop solutions... more »
BAYOU CORNE - Some homeowners are taking buyout offers from the company blamed for causing a massive sinkhole in Assumption Parish.
Some residents called... more »
WASHINGTON - The Congressional Budget Office says a sweeping immigration bill before the Senate would cut deficits by $197 billion over 10 years. The bill... more »