Dec 27, 2024 · Absentee voting. Act 317 / SB218 puts more restrictions on absentee voting. Only immediate family members can submit mail-in ballots on a voter’s behalf. No person, organization or entity can distribute absentee ballot forms to any voter who has not requested the application.

Nov 16, 2024 · Business + Labor; Huge power plant eyed to run mystery $5 billion Louisiana data center Entergy proposes a new $3.2 billion natural gas plant to run a ‘game changing’ data center in northeast Louisiana; critics question the move.

Nov 27, 2024 · They agreed to a sweeping rewrite of the budget and tax section of the Louisiana Constitution that – if approved by voters in March – will pay down retirement debt, merge state savings accounts and help provide money for a permanent …

Nov 9, 2024 · These pleas for help are not happening in a vacuum. They are the result of a political environment that has brought transphobia into the political mainstream, especially from Trump’s campaign. The former president’s campaign spent over $20 million on ads portraying trans people as harmful to society or attacking Vice President Kamala Harris’ support of …

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Dec 2, 2024 · After fighting oil, gas and petrochemical expansion in southwest Louisiana for more than 50 years, retired biologist Michael Tritico might be expected to applaud a new facility that promises to suck carbon dioxide out of the air to reduce global warming.

Oct 9, 2024 · The chief proponent of Gov. Jeff Landry’s plan to revise Louisiana’s tax structure is touting what he considers some of its more progressive aspects, but some critics say the plan overall would benefit the wealthy at the expense of regular Louisiana taxpayers.

Nov 17, 2024 · Election 2024; Govt + Politics; Oil + Gas; Experts warn oil and gas can’t save Louisiana’s economy — even under Trump As state lawmakers consider even more tax breaks for fossil fuels, a new report says the state can no longer rely on that industry for growth.

Nov 21, 2024 · James Hiatt, executive director of the environmental group For a Better Bayou, took part in the news conference and spoke on the state advisories not to eat fish and crabs caught from the Calcasieu River, where the Westlake Eagle US 2 Lake Charles plastics plant sends its wastewater.

Nov 27, 2024 · “I have known Tony for a long time and there is no one better suited for this position,” the governor said in a statement. “As a graduate of Southern University, he knows exactly what it takes to bring the University’s education to a higher standard and properly train students for the workforce.