(The Center Square) — The potential for a veto override session in July is unlikely and unnecessary, according to one Legislative leader, thou…
The Supreme Court has put on hold a lower court ruling that Louisiana must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections to incre…
BATON ROUGE, La. - Gov. John Bel Edwards has vetoed three education bills in the past week, just the latest sign that a decade-long split betw…
BATON ROUGE, La. - Among the 587 bills Gov. John Bel Edwards had signed into law as of Wednesday was one measure that protected people with na…
NEW ORLEANS - Gov. John Bel Edwards signed an offshore wind energy bill Tuesday that has received mixed reviews from proponents of the Gulf of…
BATON ROUGE, La. - As expected, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tuesday that he had signed into law legislation that would close all the abort…
BATON ROUGE, La. - Gov. John Bel Edwards on Monday vetoed two bills that would allow certain students to leave public schools and take the $5,…
The Louisiana Legislature has ended a special session without agreeing on a new congressional map that must include a second majority-Black di…
Gov. John Bel Edwards signed nearly four dozen bills into law this week including benefit increases for school retirees, Medicaid coverage of …
SHREVEPORT, La. -- KTBS 3's Jeff Beimfohr talked with Shreveport Rep. Alan Seabaugh Tuesday morning. He announced he's running for State Sena…
Jeff Beimfohr interviews Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin about the upcoming elections and the search for new voting machines across the state.
BATON ROUGE, La. - A House-passed measure that would require third graders with reading problems to repeat the grade cleared another hurdle We…
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana House voted 59-39 Tuesday to pass a bill that would prohibit former juvenile offenders from possessing firear…
Prior to 1977 it was easy for Louisiana adoptees to obtain their original birth certificates; but then the law changed.
BATON ROUGE, La. - Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell, the state’s second longest serving public official and an early supporter of G…
BATON ROUGE, La. – Pet projects from Louisiana lawmakers add up to millions in the annual budget that’s pending action from Gov. John Bel Edwards.
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Gov. John Bel Edwards has been busy signing bills into law from the 2022 Legislative Session.
In Arklatex politics for May 20, we visit with LSU President William Tate, in an attempt to clarify rumors of the current LSUS campus, moving …
In Arklatex politics for May 26, we visit with Louisiana State Representative Danny McCormick of Oil City. McCormick discusses HB37, his bill …
BATON ROUGE, La. - The days after the mass shooting of 19 children in Texas, feelings remained raw at a Louisiana Legislature still juggling a…
BATON ROUGE, La. - State lawmakers advanced four bills that are aimed at curbing penalties for marijuana possession, the latest effort to soft…
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BATON ROUGE, La. - A proposal that would allow adoptees in Louisiana to obtain a copy of their original birth certificate at the age of 24 adv…
BATON ROUGE, La. - All but one of the Republican members present on a House committee voted Tuesday to end the “Raise the Age” law that keep 1…
BATON ROUGE, La. - For the second consecutive year the Louisiana Legislature on Monday approved a bill that would limit girls sports to those …
BATON ROUGE, La. - In less than a minute, the Louisiana House approved previously controversial legislation that would prohibit discrimination…
In Arklatex politics for May 19, 2022, KTBS visits with state Sen. Beth Mizell concerning SB44, the Protection of Women's Sports Bill.
BATON ROUGE, La. - A House-passed bill that would bar third graders with reading problems from moving to the fourth grade breezed through the …
BATON ROUGE, La. - The Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would limit the publication of mugshots unless…
In ArkLaTex politics for May 18, 2022 we hear about the speedy work the Louisiana Senate mad…
BATON ROUGE, La. - Legislation that would increase prison terms for felons convicted of four…
BATON ROUGE, La. - The Louisiana House Committee on Health and Welfare Tuesday approved adva…
BATON ROUGE, La. - A bill by the deposed chairman of the House Education Committee touted as…
BATON ROUGE, La. - After the Louisiana House killed his proposal last week to charge women w…
BATON ROUGE, La. - A plan to gradually reduce a temporary state sales tax prior to it ending…