The political battle between Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and New Orleans leaders continues to escalate with Murrill now threatening to remove Mayor Helena Moreno and other elected officials for violating state law if they go through with an election for a new court clerk. UNO political science professor Ed Chervenak says the state can tell parishes and cities how they organize their government….

Cut 9 (07) “….power to destroy”

Mayor Helena Moreno says Murrill has violated state law by threatening to remove her and others from office.

The legislature has sent to the Governor’s desk a bill that sets new election dates for the six US House races, and temporarily move them back to open primaries. House Governmental Affairs Chairman Beau Beaullieu was asked why this year’s U.S. House races can’t be closed primaries…:

Cut 11 (12) “did discuss that”
He says the 2026 House races will be an open primary in November, with a December runoff.

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says a fraud-detection platform called Anti-Fraud One, led to the arrest of six Ouachita Parish residents who were involved in a long-running insurance fraud scheme involving fire and water damage claims…

Cut 15 (08) “./..catch these individuals”

Temple did not provide specific details of what the alleged fraud scheme entailed.

Education Scorecard ranks Louisiana first among states in reading growth from 2022 to 2025 and second among states in math growth over that same time frame. Governor Jeff Landry congratulates the students for achieving historic academic gains.

Cut 4 (11) “…systems across Louisiana.”

This Scorecard follows the 2024 Nation’s Report Card, where Louisiana jumped 17 spots up to number-32 — the highest ranking in the state’s history.