104717d061900prayerfoster.jpg Ted Jackson Jun 26, 2024 STAFF PHOTO BY TED JACKSON - #104717d 6/19/00 FOR METRO - Gov. Mike Foster asks the legislators to join hands and bow for an opening prayer to…
104717d061900prayerfoster.jpg Ted Jackson Jun 26, 2024 STAFF PHOTO BY TED JACKSON - #104717d 6/19/00 FOR METRO - Gov. Mike Foster asks the legislators to join hands and bow for an opening prayer to…
Letters Letters: Lawmakers erred in presenting map with one majority Black district LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Jun 30, 2022 State Sen. Sharon Hewitt, R-Slidell, is reported to have said regarding the special session called for redistricting, “We did the right thing.…
Legislature House leader says top lawmakers never intended to approve new congressional map BY WILL SENTELL | Staff writer Jun 20, 2022 House and Senate leaders never had any intention of using the special session to craft a new congressional map with a second majority-Black di…
Legislature Despite a judge's order, lawmakers end session without adding 2nd majority-Black district BY WILL SENTELL | Staff writer Jun 18, 2022 Despite a federal court order, a special session of the h Legislature ended Saturday after lawmakers said they were unable to agree on…
+7 Legislature Special session over redistricting opens with anger, tension: 'We are in a bad place.' BY WILL SENTELL | Staff writer Jun 15, 2022 The h Legislature began a special session Wednesday amid acrimony and accusations, and with no clear plan on how to comply with a fede…
Letters Letters: The governor is right, Legislature failed to do its job on district maps LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Jun 14, 2022 The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay in the ruling that requires the Legislature to redraw the state’s congressional districts. It b…
Elections 5th Circuit stays redistrict order, puts special session up in the air BY MARK BALLARD | Capitol Bureau editor Jun 9, 2022 A 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel Thursday night postponed a Baton Rouge federal district court order that would require the h…
Legislature Gov. John Bel Edwards calls special session for June 15; congressional districts to be focus BY WILL SENTELL | Staff writer Jun 7, 2022 Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday called a special session for the Republican-controlled Legislature to draw new congressional bound…
Commentary Editorial: A Baton Rouge budget compromise — and some grandstanding Editorial Jun 27, 2018 The h Legislature wrapped its third special session of the year with a compromise tax and budget plan that avoided the “fiscal cliff” …