BATON ROUGE – Funds sitting in abandoned sports wagering accounts will now move to the state's Unclaimed Property Fund more quickly thanks to legislation sought by Louisiana State Treasurer John M. Schroder. Rep. John Illg sponsored the bill, which resulted…
NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: BGR's Excellence in Government Awards honor creative, dedicated local and state government employees and individual private citizens for their work to improve government in the New Orleans area. But it is…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — Millions in loans through Louisiana's Small Rental Property Program and Restore Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Program were noncompliant in 2021, in addition to hundreds of millions identified in previous reports from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor.…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — Gov. John Bel Edwards signed into law two bills related to occupational licensing, with one putting restrictions on occupational licensing regulations and another that will make it easier for ex-convicts to find out if…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — Louisiana motorists traveling the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge will soon be greeted with new signage, increased fines, and speed cameras under legislation signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards to designate the 18-mile stretch a "highway…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Members of Congress from Louisiana are calling for federal officials to extend deadlines for spending Hurricane Katrina recovery funds on New Orleans road and water infrastructure projects. Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy and Rep. Troy…
NEW YORK (AP) — Health care bills are about to become far less threatening to the financial well-being of millions of Americans. The three major credit bureaus are erasing most medical debts from people’s credit reports, and the Biden administration…
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that she expects the U.S. economy to slow in the months ahead, but that a recession is not inevitable. Yellen offered a dose of optimism even as economists grow…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates had their biggest one-week jump in 35 years with the Federal Reserve this week raising its key rate by three-quarters of a point in bid to tame high inflation. Mortgage buyer Freddie…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — Gov. John Bel Edwards signed more than six dozen bills into law on Tuesday that address a range of issues, from compensation for intercollegiate athletes to designating the Gulf Fritillary as the official state…
BATON ROUGE — Gov. John Bel Edwards has appointed Dennis G. Lambert to the Water Resources Commission. Lambert is a benefit-cost analyst for flood mitigation for Innovative Emergency Management Inc. He will serve as an engineer with expertise in ground…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Baker Donelson has announced the addition of Food and Drug Administration attorney Mark Yacura as of counsel in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. He is also a member of the firm's intellectual property group. Yacura has more…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — A new report shows Louisiana is in the middle of the pack nationally for the health of its public pension program, ranking 28th for risk-free unfunded liabilities. The American Legislative Exchange Council recently released its…
BATON ROUGE — From the Louisiana Department of Health: The LDH, based on the concurrence received from the Division of Administration, Office of State Procurement and the Commissioner of Administration, intends to award managed care organization contracts to the following:…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — A bill that would assess a road usage fee on hybrid and electric vehicles in Louisiana is now on Gov. John Bel Edwards' desk. The House and Senate concurred in the changes made to…
NEW ORLEANS – From the City of New Orleans: Mayor LaToya Cantrell today announced Gregory Joseph as the new director of the Mayor’s office of communications. Joseph will serve as the lead public information officer for the City of New…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — Finding areas of policy agreement is difficult in today’s polarized political climate. Protecting online privacy is an exception, with 80% of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans saying it should be a top priority for Congress.…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday called a special legislative session to redraw Louisiana's congressional boundary lines after a map adopted by the Republican-dominated Legislature was blocked by a…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — More than half a billion dollars in federal funding will be sent to four U.S. states to expand broadband access as part of a sweeping national effort to bring affordable service to rural and low-income Americans,…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — A day after the Senate Finance Committee killed two bills to establish Education Savings Accounts for certain students, lawmakers in the House voted to attach the same to a separate ESA bill from the…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — Legislation to reform the expungement process in Louisiana gained approval from a Senate Judiciary Committee this week. Committee members approved House Bill 707, sponsored by Rep. Royce Duplessis, D-New Orleans, to automate the expungement…
BATON ROUGE — From Louisiana State Treasurer John Schroder: With the start of Hurricane Season, Louisiana State Treasurer John Schroder urges Louisianians to make financial disaster plans when they do their hurricane preparations. “In Louisiana, we all know how to…
NEW ORLEANS — From the Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans: As the HBAGNO celebrates National Homeownership Month in June, builders across the metro area are calling on the White House to immediately address the issues that threaten housing…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — A recent audit of the Louisiana State University system found a lack of oversight of federal research funding, issues with student loan record keeping, and inadequate controls over federal emergency funding and reporting. Louisiana…
MIAMI (AP) — On this first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, federal officials are launching a new initiative to modernize building codes so that communities can be more resilient to hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, and other extreme weather events that…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — A constitutional amendment to devote a quarter of all nonrecurring state revenues to the unfunded liabilities of state retirement systems has cleared the House. Members of the lower chamber voted 70-21 last week to…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Seventeen years after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers has completed an extensive system of floodgates, strengthened levees and other protections. The 130-mile (210-kilometer) ring is designed to hold out storm surge of about…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana's Legislature is heading into its final week after a Memorial Day weekend break, with major budget work completed and a debate that divided opponents settled. Other issues remain unresolved as the session nears its deadline…
NEW ORLEANS — Here are the week's top business stories: Dr. Rochelle Ford Named 8th President of Dillard University Moody's Upgrades Louisiana's Issuer Rating Iconic Uptown Restaurant for Sale Drew Brees Wants You to Eat the Cheese(burgers) Bollinger Shipyards Delivers…
NEW ORLEANS — Energy industry veteran Al Petrie — who will be featured on next week's Biz Talks podcast — has organized not one but two major industry gatherings scheduled to take place next week in New Orleans. The Southern…
