Attorney General Liz Murrill has been ordered to pay 245-thousand dollars in legal fees for her laws that accused the Caddo Commission of violating the state’s Open Meeting Law. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Even though President Trump never signed it, the most sweeping federal housing legislation in a generation is now law. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Supporters of year-round Daylight Saving Time are calling on the U.S. Senate to approve the Sunshine Protection Act. The U.S. House has passed legislation that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent. President Trump has said he’ll sign the bill if it reaches his desk. Louisiana is prepared to immediately adopt permanent Daylight Saving Time thanks to legislation sponsored by Haughton Representative Dodie Horton that was approved in 2020…
When Louisiana switches from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time, the sun sets around 5 p.m. in December and January. Horton says her constituents want more daylight later in the day…
The U.S. tried year-round Daylight Saving Time in 1974 and 1975, but Congress repealed the law after complaints that children were going to school in the dark and morning traffic accidents increased.
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A state judge has ordered Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill to pay nearly 245-thousand dollars in legal fees after her office sued the Caddo Commission for allegedly violating the state’s Open Meetings Law. Murrill says she plans to appeal the ruling…
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Murrill alleges seven Caddo Commissioners violated the state’s Open Meeting Law when they privately met to discuss preparing a resolution to welcome U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders to Shreveport in June 2025. Murrill also claims the Commissioners violated state law by approving the resolution with electronic voting machines instead of a live voice vote…
In his ruling, Judge John Davidson called the state’s lawsuit against the Caddo Commission frivolous, not investigated properly and it should never have been filed. But Murrill says her office is charged with enforcing the open meetings law and after an investigation, it was determined a violation occurred…
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The appeal with go to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals and it could end up before the Louisiana Supreme Court before it is finally resolved.
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Even though President Trump never put Sharpie to paper, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is now law. The most sweeping federal housing legislation in a generation contains several components aimed at making home ownership more accessible to more people. Norman Morris, the CEO of Louisiana Realtors, says one of the biggest ones is placing restrictions on single-family home purchases by investors.
Morris says another component of the new law is a modernization of manufactured and modular housing requirements.
Morris says under the new law, it will be a lot easier, especially for first-time homebuyers, to obtain small-dollar mortgages.
Thanks to the new law, a single low appraisal will no longer put a purchase deal in immediate peril, as it will require value reconsiderations and make available second appraisal procedures. Morris notes that the effects of the new law will take some time to be fully felt.
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U-S Senator John Kennedy says the Republican-backed measure known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” has reduced the number of Americans who were receiving SNAP benefits by four-million. Kennedy says that’s because the legislation required able-bodied adults to work, volunteer or attend school in order to receive the government benefits
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Kennedy says the full provision of the law is not implement, so he expects this number to grow. He says it was a long overdue reform to this social program and it’s not targeting people who are not able to work for a variety of reasons…