The override veto session to overturn vetoes handed down by Governor John Bel Edwards gets underway at noon in Baton Rouge. Marksville Republican Daryl Deshotel cut his family vacation in France short so he can override some vetoes…
Are there 70 votes in the House and 26 votes in the Senate to override a governor’s veto? Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Edwards still wields a lot of power even though he is a lame-duck governor….
A bill that would ban doctors from performing medical procedures to alter the sex of a child has been the driving force of the override veto session.
Grant Parish Deputies have seized over 71 pounds of marijuana worth over half a million dollars in the largest drug bust in parish history. Sheriff Steven McCain says the large quantity of pot had a street value of 586-thousand dollars…
After a month-long investigation, 57-year-old David Hollis faces one count of possession with intent to distribute, four counts of illegal carrying of weapons, and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. Charles Dupry is charged with one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
New campaign finance numbers show Republican Jeff Landry has a huge advantage in available dollars over his opponents. Landry reported raising 4.5 million dollars from April 8th to July 7th and has nine-point-two million dollars on hand. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says that’s a lot of cash
Republicans John Schroder and Stephen Waguespack have about two million dollars in cash on hand and so does independent Hunter Lundy.