Louisiana Senior Senator Bill Cassidy is taking criticism from his Republican colleagues for voting yes on moving forward with former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says support for Cassidy among Republicans may fall, but his overall popularity in the state may stay the same…
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Expect tax reform to be a popular topic for the regular session that starts in April. Locals are in charge of collecting sales taxes, but state legislators are interested in revamping the centralized sales tax collection system, but Public Affairs Research Council President Robert Travis Scott says it will also need voter approval…
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State, industry, parish, and Congressional leaders met today at the Capitol to discuss forming a united front to oppose the Biden Administration’s recent oil and gas policies.…
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Governor John Bel Edwards has extended the modified Phase 2 coronavirus restrictions for at least another three weeks. The statewide mask mandate stays in place, most bars will stay closed and most businesses are restricted to 50-percent occupancy limits. Edwards hopes to ease some restrictions in March.