These new Louisiana laws take effect in 2025
Dec 27, 2024 · Absentee voting. Act 317 / SB218 puts more restrictions on absentee voting. Only immediate family members can submit mail-in ballots on a voter’s behalf. No person, organization or entity can distribute absentee ballot forms to any voter who has not requested the application.
Huge power plant eyed to run mystery $5 billion Louisiana data …
Nov 16, 2024 · Business + Labor; Huge power plant eyed to run mystery $5 billion Louisiana data center Entergy proposes a new $3.2 billion natural gas plant to run a ‘game changing’ data center in northeast Louisiana; critics question the move.
Louisiana AG launches investigation into ethics board’s alleged …
Dec 5, 2024 · Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has launched an investigation into the state Board of Ethics for allegedly violating government transparency laws through private discussions about replacing its top staff member.
College students 'cautiously curious' about AI, despite mixed …
Dec 14, 2024 · The technological developments of generative AI over the last few years have cracked open a new industry, and a wealth of job opportunities. In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced the first statewide partnership with a tech firm to bring AI curriculum, resources and opportunities to the state’s public colleges.. And even for those students not going into an IT role, it’s ...
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments in classrooms law remains on …
Nov 20, 2024 · A law to require all public school classrooms in Louisiana display the Ten Commandments won’t take effect until a court case plays out on whether the law is constitutional, a federal appellate court has ruled.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson easily wins reelection in Louisiana
Nov 5, 2024 · The 2024 election cycle was also the first for Johnson as one of the GOP’s chief fundraisers. From July through September, he hauled in more than $19 million for his own campaign and $8 million more for other Republican incumbents and candidates, according to federal election records.
'This tax code is broken': Gov. Landry pitches Louisiana tax …
Nov 6, 2024 · Gov. Jeff Landry holds a copy of the Louisiana tax code during his speech to the Legislature at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, the opening day of a special session in which he is asking lawmakers to overhaul the state’s tax structure.
Louisiana voters will decide on four constitutional amendments in …
Nov 29, 2024 · Louisiana voters will decide the fate of four state constitutional amendments in the Dec. 7 election. They involve judicial discipline, the state budget process and property tax debt. The final day of the early voting period is Saturday, after observing the Thanksgiving holiday Thursday and Friday.
Louisiana Rep. Troy Carter retains his seat in the U.S. House
Nov 5, 2024 · Louisiana’s lone Democratic incumbent in the U.S. House of Representatives will keep his seat after securing an outright win against four challengers on Election Day.
Who is Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the Bourbon Street terror attack …
Jan 1, 2025 · NEW ORLEANS – The man the FBI said was behind the wheel of a pickup truck that killed at least 15 people and injured 35 more Wednesday morning on Bourbon Street was a military veteran and former real estate agent from Texas. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, was killed when he engaged police in a shootout ...