Tax policy almost always has to start in the House Ways and Means Committee, which places Chairman Neil Abramson, D-New Orleans, in what is arguably one of the most important positions in the 2016 special session ...

With the Louisiana Supreme Court siding with former state legislator Derrick Shepherd and ruling unconstitutional the provision barring convicted felons from running for office for 15 years after their sentences end, the question now becomes what’s ...

The super PAC, which was opposed to the election of U.S. Sen. David Vitter, is posting social media on a regular basis and engaging followers ...

If the current registration trends continue, independents could soon surpass GOP registrations ...

“Voters want to be assured that the public officials making their laws are also committed to following the law. It’s common sense legislation and needs to be shored up as soon as possible.” ...

Lobbyist Randy Haynie, newspaperman B.I. Moody III and retired Judge Kaliste Saloom Jr. among inductees at March 12 ceremony ...

Never before has the Louisiana House of Representative’s politics been under so much much scrutiny ...

Gov. John Bel Edwards is the first Democratic governor in recent history to have to work with a Republican-majority Legislature ...

Last year the state Legislature approved legislation permitting the department to move forward with the process that could eventually lead to paid sponsorships ...

Four deal with appropriating money for judgments delivered against the state while the others address firearm issues, criminal expungements and the open burning of certain waste ...