In 2024, Governor Landry unsuccessfully pushed for a constitutional convention. In the first House bill filed for the 2026 legislative session, Baton Rouge Republican Dixon McMakin is proposing a constitutional convention that would start on December 29th but McMakin says unlike Landry’s plan, this process would not be accelerated.
A new report from the Pelican Institute highlights positive signs for the state’s economy, but the institute says tax policies still need to be revised to foster job creation and encourage business growth. The report’s author, Vance Ginn, says Louisiana’s gross domestic product grew by four percent in the second quarter of 2025, and Louisiana led the region in personal income growth during that time.
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The entire Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing the case of Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law this afternoon. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Looks like a winter storm is coming this weekend. National Weather Service Meteorologist Dayvon Hill says arctic air is expected to surge south by the weekend, and it will meet up with Gulf and Pacific moisture.