A Louisiana House panel advanced Thursday legislation that would remove Baton Rouge Metro Council’s veto power over changes in fares, routes, schedules or other Capital Area Transit System operations. The House Municipal, Parochial, and Cultural Affairs committee voted 13-3 for … Continue reading
A Louisiana House committee embraced legislation Thursday that would expand a New Orleans inmate mentoring program to East Baton Rouge and St. Tammany parishes. House Bill 521 by state Rep. Helena Moreno, D-New Orleans, would allow judges to assign relatively … Continue reading
Gov. Bobby Jindal and House Speaker Chuck Kleckley have become targets of recall efforts as a result of Jindal’s controversial proposed public education revamp. “We are just fed up,” said Calcasieu Parish teacher Angie Bonvillain, one of the five veteran … Continue reading
One of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s signature public school bills moved within one step of final approval Thursday afternoon when a state Senate panel approved it. The measure, House Bill 974, would make it harder for public school teachers to earn … Continue reading
House convenes at 9:00 a.m. Senate convenes at 9:00 a.m. HOUSE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Agriculture. At adjournment in Committee Room 3. Agenda includes: HB109 Repeals provisions relative to the production and marketing of livestock. HB110 Changes the name of a certain … Continue reading
A state House panel endorsed two term-limits measures Wednesday morning, one aimed at school board members and the other statewide elected officials. The House and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 5-3 for “local option” legislation under which voters would decide whether … Continue reading
Vietnam War veteran Jim Craig, of Monroe, told legislators Wednesday that he was spit upon when he returned home from his tour of duty. “(We were) called baby killers,” Craig said to the House Committee on the Administration of Criminal … Continue reading
Legislation that would impose a cap on TOPS scholarships was crushed Wednesday morning in the House Education Committee. The measure, House Bill 294, failed 4-12. State Rep. Joe Harrison, R-Napoleonville and sponsor of the bill, said the aid needs to … Continue reading
House convenes at 3:00 p.m. Senate convenes at 2:00 p.m. HOUSE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Criminal Justice. 9:30 a.m. in Committee Room 6. Agenda includes: HB18 Increases penalties for certain crimes of battery when committed on U.S. servicemen and disabled … Continue reading
A bill that would bolster Gov. Bobby Jindal’s bid to expand access to private and parochial schools won lopsided approval Tuesday in the Louisiana House. The measure, House Bill 969, was approved 67-36 and next faces action in the state … Continue reading