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It's a proposed income tax credit for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers, one that could cost the state as much as $5 million annually.
Teachers would be immune from criminal charges if a student gets hurt when they break up a fight, according to a proposal being advanced.
A national push toward offshore wind energy could create thousands of well-paying domestic jobs in Louisiana and elsewhere.
Tax proposals that could cost Louisiana and its local governments millions quietly advanced out of a state Senate committee Monday.
NEW ORLEANS — For many Black educators in New Orleans, teaching during the height of the pandemic was overwhelming, the report states.
Gov. John Bel Edwards's administration is backing a law change that could allow nursing homes to continue to operate.
LSU faculty governance is paralyzed by a decades-old oversight system, and a legislative proposal has stumbled upon a potential solution.
Under a proposed law, homeowners would have to hire a licensed general contractor for any home improvement work valued over $10,000.
A Louisiana legislative committee unanimously advanced two bills Thursday to make college more affordable for military veterans.
State House lawmakers advanced a proposal Thursday that would tweak Louisiana's regulations on high-inducing consumable hemp products.
Johnny Cash never shot a man in Reno just to watch him die, but those lyrics could have come to haunt him had he spoken from experience.
Republican lawmakers abandoned their cautious approach to tax incentives and advanced a bill that would be costly to the state.
Louisiana legislative leaders are not on the same page about how to spend billions of dollars in unexpected money available to the state.
Campaign finance reports for candidates in this fall's governor race show Treasurer John Schroder, by far, has outspent opponents.
In a move that may shun others, Tim Temple has committed $950,000 of his own money to run for insurance commissioner.
Former business lobbyist Stephen Waguespack and his supporters have touted their ability to raise $3.1 million in just one month.
A Louisiana House committee took no action Tuesday on over a dozen tax credit proposals that would withhold a total of $1.48 billion.
Some consider Louisiana a haven for legal cannabis in the Deep South, even though recreational marijuana remains off limits.
A Louisiana legislative committee has moved the first of many bills introduced to address the expected increase in births.
Louisiana Department of Health officials estimate the state will see a net loss of 222,400 people from the government-backed Medicaid.