The Louisiana First Circuit Appellate Court ruled against Governor Edwards non-discrimination Executive order protecting LGBT people who work for state government. Members of Louisiana Trans Advocates are in discussions with the administration to decide how best to handle the next move and decide whether or not to hear more arguments in the case. AG Jeff Landry says the Governor overstepped his bounds in making the order…
Open enrollment for health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act begins today and runs until December 15th. Emelie Gunn has more…
On the day Louisiana is releasing 19-hundred non-violent offenders, a state audit finds the Department of Corrections is not able to track offenders or did not have proper methods in place to calculate correct prisoner release dates. Auditor Kristen Jacobs says the DOC tried to plug up the holes in the records system. They spent 3.6-million-dollars a few years ago on a computer data system that was quickly abandoned…
When it comes to popularity in Congress, both of Louisiana’s US Senators rank right about in the middle, according to a new Morning Consult poll. US Senator John Kennedy is ranked 39th out of 100 Senators, and Senator Bill Cassidy was number 62. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says the approval numbers are essentially the same..: