Lawmakers vote to hold a special session starting at 6 PM Monday. LaPolitics.com Publisher Jeremy Alford says the motivating drive behind the session is the Governor’s COVID health restrictions, but many lawmakers feel that even if the legislature acts to restrict the Governor’s power the issue will have to be settled in court.
The call covers 70 total items and lawmakers are also expected to tackle questions about Hurricane Laura, unemployment, and more.
Louisiana local governments are expected to see a 714 million-dollar decline in revenues for the 2020 and 2021 fiscal years combined due to COVID and Laura. Legislative Auditor economist Ed Seyler says business closures and mass layoffs have hammered sales tax collection…
Most of south Louisiana is under a flash flood watch until Wednesday night as Tropical Storm Beta is expected to produce several inches of rain in the Bayou State. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the rain will be on and off for the new few days
Tropical Storm Beta is a slow mover and after making landfall in Texas, it’s expected to move northeast and the center of the storm will be in central Louisiana as a depression on Thursday morning.
Pineville Police say one of its officers was shot last night in the leg behind a shopping center in what authorities are calling a police ambush. Deputy Chief of Pineville P-D Darrell Basco says the wounded officer heard two gunshots shortly after he exited his police cruiser