Louisiana Politics

Municipal primary elections take place on Saturday, polls open at 7:00 a.m.

By Department of State
Secretary of State Tom Schedler reminds Louisiana voters that Municipal Primary Elections will be held in 38 parishes this Saturday, April 6, 2013. Polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m.

Survey results: Nearly half of Louisianans think Jindal's tax proposal is a bad idea

By LSU Media Relations
The LSU Public Policy Research Lab, or PPRL, supported by the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at the Manship School of Mass Communication, has released the second round of results from their annual Louisiana Survey showing 47 perce

ACLU: Saggy pants proposal could lead to racial profiling

By WDSU
The New Orleans chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has posted an open letter to Terrebonne Parish officials urging them to reconsider a proposed "saggy pants" ordinance, which the group believes could lead to racial profili

Slaughter says lack of involvement in process to blame for SUV controversy

By David Lippman
A new SUV for the Port Allen Fire Department would cost $30,000 dollars. Some city leaders think the mayor's refusal to pay for it will cost the city a lot more.

Baton Rouge group urge Senators Vitter and Landrieu to support universal background checks

By Alex Deiro
For Richard Haymaker the sting of losing 16 year old Yoshi Hattori, the family’s exchange student, for to gun violence is as fresh as when it happened 20 years ago. His son, only 16 at the time, saw the whole thing.

Cassidy to challenge Landrieu in 2014

By Emily Turner
Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) is running for Senate in 2014. He made the announcement alongside his wife early Wednesday morning via a video on his website.

Driving while Facebooking could soon be illegal

By Alex Deiro
Most drivers will guiltily admit they’ve done it before, used Facebook, Twitter or any number of other social media sites while driving.

Teachers' Union vows to continue fight against education reform from 2012 session

By Alex Deiro
This year's legislative session could be marked by some of the same battles that dominated last year's session. That is if one teachers' union has anything to say about it.

State Treasure squares off with Governor over paperless checks

By NBC33 Staff
A new plan to change the way the state pays businesses for services and contracts has sparked a big debate between the State Treasure and Governor Jindal’s office.

Arguments expected to erupt even among supporters of Jindal’s tax plan

By David Lippman
One of the most powerful members of the state legislature says he thinks tax reform will get passed this session, but it will not be without a bit of a battle.

2013 legislative session sees 900 pre-filed bills; budget main focus

By Alex Deiro
With just days until the start of this year's legislative session lawmakers are wasting no time in filing hundreds of bills.

Judge grants delay in trail for former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin

By WDSU
A federal judge on Monday granted a request to delay the corruption trial of former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin.
Watch Video

Jindal wants to hike sales tax more than initially expected

By David D'Aquin
The Governor's Office says his new state sales tax will have to be higher than he originally planned. Instead of 5.88 percent, the state tax rate will have to be 6.25 percent.

Sen. Bodi White files new bill to create southeast school system

By David Lippman
The East Baton Rouge School System is in for another fight this spring.

Treasurer: Tax reform proposal should require popular vote

By Office of the State Treasurer
The current proposal to reform the state's tax code will impact every Louisiana taxpayer and therefore should be brought before voters in a statewide election, according to State Treasurer John Kennedy.