BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana's legislative leaders balked Thursday at a $63 million debt forgiveness plan for the Superdome's oversight board that Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration framed as a key piece of striking a new deal with the New…
NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: BGR has released a new report titled "On the Ballot: St. Tammany Parish Sales Tax, Nov. 13, 2021." The report is intended to help voters…
NEW YORK (AP) — In its first significant action under a new director, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ordering Apple, Amazon, PayPal and other tech giants to reveal how their proprietary payment networks function. Apple Pay, Google Pay…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is imposing a sweeping new set of restrictions on the investments its officials can own, a response to questionable recent trades that forced two top Fed officials to resign. The Fed announced Thursday…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The City of New Orleans met with the New Orleans City Council Special Budget-Audit Board of Review Committee to advance mid-year budget adjustments to restore government operations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The city…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's top higher education board is asking for a nearly $220 million state budget increase next year, saying the money would aid its work to boost the number of people obtaining degrees and professional…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana House leader offered blistering criticism Monday of Gov. John Bel Edwards' temporary housing program for people with severe home damage from Hurricane Ida, slamming the effort as moving too slowly to assist suffering residents.…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana collected enough business taxes during the last budget year to deposit the first $205 million into a never-used, five-year-old trust fund created to curb the state's boom-and-bust cycles of budgeting. The money may…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers are moving behind-the-scenes conversations about redrawing state political maps to public hearings around the state over the next three months, to discuss the once-a-decade process that decides how people are represented in…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Employees in the Louisiana Senate will get an 8% pay raise starting this month, a move Senate President Page Cortez described Friday as a “little bit of a makeup” because he said the workers…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana’s two U.S. senators are raising concerns about a provision in the proposed $3.5 trillion congressional budget reconciliation bill that would allot billions in direct government loans to small businesses. U.S. Sens. John Kennedy and Bill Cassidy,…
NEW ORLEANS — State officials and video game development executive Jeff Strain announced the launch today of Possibility Space, a game development studio that will “build large-scale video games for a…
NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana has a $1 billion budget surplus and another $1 billion in remaining American Rescue Plan funds, said Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne, who also is “optimistic” about the state’s financial outlook for next year. Dardenne is…
BATON ROUGE – A new report from the Louisiana legislative auditor cites more than $52 million in questioned costs from the state’s main disaster recovery agency. The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) coordinates state efforts relating…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Women Lead has developed a new webinar series, “LEADing the Way,” to connect Louisiana women interested in learning about the political process with experts in the political field and sitting lawmakers. The group will be offering…
NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research has announced that Amy Glovinsky will step down from her position as BGR’s president and CEO at the end of the year. Glovinsky, who has served…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has expanded a COVID-19 vaccination incentive program, offering $100 to every vaccine-eligible resident in the state. The Shot for 100 giveaway began as a $7.5 million program aimed at vaccinating 75,000 Louisiana…
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced the appointment of Liana Elliott as director of policy and government operations, a new position reporting directly to the Mayor to ensure City practices, policies, and implementation are aligned with the…
BATON ROUGE – A Lafayette Parish judge has dismissed a lawsuit against one of Louisiana’s largest regional health systems, where dozens of employees sued over a COVID-19 vaccination mandate. Ochsner Lafayette General employs 4,500 health care workers and staff across…
BATON ROUGE – Federal disaster aid remains elusive because of political gamesmanship in Washington as Louisiana residents struggle through Hurricane Ida’s lasting impacts and the remaining effects of natural disasters dating to last hurricane season. After visiting New Orleans and…
NEW ORLEANS – Ochsner Health and LCMC Health, two of Louisiana’s largest health systems and private employers, are teaming up with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and other national and state officials to lobby for federal relief. Top officials from…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dental work for seniors on Medicare. An end to sky’s-the-limit pricing on prescription drugs. New options for long-term care at home. Coverage for low-income people locked out of Medicaid by ideological battles. Those are just some of the changes to…
NEW ORLEANS – Several south Louisiana ports partnered to request federal assistance as a result of the impacts of Hurricane Ida on their infrastructure, waterways and communities. The ports of New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Fourchon, Morgan City, Plaquemines, St. Bernard,…
BATON ROUGE – When Gov. John Bel Edwards issued an executive order suspending legal deadlines in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, he also implemented a statewide eviction moratorium without expressly stating it. “Yes, evictions are included in the proclamation,” the…
NEW ORLEANS - From the Bureau of Governmental Research: Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) published a new report raising concerns about the New Orleans City Council’s recent decision to exclude hotel room rentals from the sales tax for…
BATON ROUGE – From Louisiana Women Lead: On Aug. 26, Louisiana Women Lead celebrates Women’s Equality Day and 101 years since the certification of the 19th Amendment, enfranchising women with the right to vote. Great strides have been made by…
NEW ORLEANS — From the City of New Orleans: The city's Department of Public Works has announced procedural changes that will be implemented over the next several months to better hold contractors accountable for ensuring that projects are completed more…
METAIRIE — Tim Coulon will leave his position as executive director of the Jefferson Business Council at the end of the year, announced Eric Bosch, JBC chairman, during the Aug. 18 general membership meeting. The JBC is a membership-based organization…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana's top school board won't hold a special meeting to discuss whether to challenge Gov. John Bel Edwards' mask mandate for K-12 schools, after the last meeting on the topic was disrupted by unruly crowds who refused…
NEW ORLEANS - Here are the week’s top business stories: Hotels Debut Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences New Orleans is now open in the former headquarters of the World Trade Center building at the foot of Canal Street. In…
