A Mason Dixon Polling and Strategy poll finds that Democrat Governor John Bel Edwards has a 55 percent approval rating. 31 percent disapprove and 14 percent answered they were unsure. Pollster Brad Coker says the high approval rating doesn’t give him a pass for 2019, especially if his opponents are either House Majority Whip Steve Scalise or Republican Senator John Kennedy. But…
North Louisiana U.S. Congressman Republican Ralph Abraham has been pondering a run… Coker says his current poll finds Abraham would not do well going head-to-head with Edwards…
LSU’s new hazing policy says fraternities will no longer be able to tailgate before home football games on the parade grounds, which they hope will eliminate fighting and other accusations of hazing that previously occurred…
President F. King Alexander says the timeline to implement these recommendations is between now and the fall.
The House overwhelming rejected a sales tax bill that would have generated an additional 300-million in revenues.
The special session must end March 7th and it looks like there’s very little chance anything of substance can come out of this special session. There’s been some accusations that legislators were not willing to go along with substantial tax reform, because it would make Governor Edwards look good when he runs for re-election. Rep Lance Harris R-Alexandria,Chairman of the GOP House Caucus, strongly denies that claim
State Senator Troy Carter has filed a bill for the regular session that raises the age to purchase an assault rifle from 18 to 21. Carter says this is in response to the Florida school shooting which killed 17. The New Orleans Democrat says he believes in the Second Amendment rights to a degree.
If approved, the legislation would allow those who sell weapons to those under 21 to be fined up to a thousand dollars and up to one year in jail. Carter says this law would not ban assault rifles completely, but the weapons shouldn’t be available for everyone…