Governor John Bel Edwards has said boosting the minimum wage in Louisiana is one of his top priorities during this legislative session. A bill to boost the wage to $15/hour passes in Senate Committee.
Louisiana lawmakers are talking about possible legislation to expand the state's medical marijuana program that would bring new taxes on therapeutic products.
It may be hard to believe, but 156 years ago when slavery was officially abolished in the United States by the enactment of the 13th amendment - it didn't catch on everywhere entirely. Some states (like Louisiana) still have wording in their state constitutions that allow for forced labor, which is how we get work farms and lots of other inmate-staffed operations in the state...
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is leading a 13-state lawsuit to overturn President Biden's executive order that stopped the sale of oil and gas leases.
President Joe Biden met with members of the U.S. Women's National Soccer team at the White on Wednesday as part of his effort to get better pay for women.