Several bills related to casino gaming in Louisiana will be considered during the regular session. Kelley Ray has a look.
In Baton Rouge today the House Appropriations Committee will begin the long process of attempting to hammer out a budget before the end of the regular session. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne doubts the legislature can pass a spending plan facing a billion dollar revenue shortfall.
West Monroe Senator Mike Walsworth has filed legislation that would allow school students to use bullet proof backpacks on campus and school buses. Concerned parents have come to him with their fears about their children while they are attending classes. Walsworth says he’s not sure why it’s currently illegal to have a bulletproof backpack, but he has a theory…
The minimum wage proposal faces opposition from the National Federation of Independent Businesses, who says the market should set wages, not government.
The governor sited a report showing Louisiana with one of the worst gender pay gaps in the nation, and came out in support of legislation that would make it illegal to pay women less than men for the same job.