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November 20, 2025

FOX8: Cassidy promotes ACA alternative; critics say plan will not work

January 24, 2025

Louisiana residents face heightened risk of swift end to vital insurance coverage

January 16, 2025

Louisiana Wants to Fend Off California’s Insurance Disaster — But It May Create Another Mess

December 18, 2024

Louisiana Illuminator: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill jumps in the name, image and likeness game

December 2, 2024

Louisiana Illuminator : Analysts weigh in on Louisiana's tax reform package

November 13, 2024

Rep. Roger Wilders Sports Betting bill gets shelved in special session

October 9, 2024

Democracy Docket: The Lawsuit Fighting for Fair Representation in Louisiana’s Capital City

July 31, 2024

Louisiana Illuminator: Questions remain about new election laws that take effect this week

June 5, 2024

NOLA Editorial: Finally, the OMV giving Louisiana drivers a break

May 19, 2024

Nola.com: ‘Progress, not press releases:’ Senate, under Cameron Henry, serves as check on Jeff Landry

May 3, 2024

Democracy Docket: “It Goes Back To Redistricting:” Black Voters and the Fight for Fair Representation

February 1, 2024

The Advocate: Jeff Landry advisors want Louisiana constitution changes, ’more flexibility’ for lawmakers

October 6, 2023

United Way of Southeast Louisiana: 2023 Legislative Champions

August 24, 2023

Bolts Mag: Louisiana First in the Nation to Vote on Banning Private Elections Funding

August 14, 2023

The Advocate: This Louisiana bipartisan law is aimed at curbing gun violence

June 30, 2023

The Advocate: Mark Ballard: Voting rights advocates may get exactly what they want

June 13, 2023

Democracy Docket: Louisiana Gets a Shot at Fair Maps After Supreme Court Ruling in Allen v. Milligan

May 30, 2023

LA Radio Network: Bill to allow non-felon adults to conceal carry without a permit moves closer to final legislative passage

May 4, 2023

CBS 42: Louisiana legislature nixes proposed ban on LGBTQ workplace discrimination

May 3, 2023

NOLA.com: Minimum wage increase, ban on LGBTQ job discrimination killed in Louisiana House

April 18, 2023

Thrillist: Everything You Need to Know About Louisiana Weed Laws

December 23, 2022

LA Illuminator: Child poverty rates highest in states that haven’t raised minimum wage

August 3, 2022

The Daily Advertiser: Louisiana marijuana laws have changed: Here's what's new starting August 1

June 24, 2022

LA Illuminator: Baton Rouge residents speak out against Louisiana abortion ban

June 14, 2022

WRKF: Talk Louisiana—Tuesday, June 14th: Clarence Page, Melissa Flournoy

June 5, 2022

WWLTV: State workers get new protections for medical marijuana use

June 2, 2022

Marijuana Moment: Louisiana Medical Marijuana Patient Employment Protections Bill Heads To Governor’s Desk

May 24, 2022

The Advocate: Bills to further soften Louisiana's stance on marijuana advance to full Senate

May 18, 2022

WWNO: Does pending abortion bill prevent prosecution of the procedure's patients? Opponents say no

May 12, 2022

Louisiana Illuminator: LA Illuminator: House Republicans block proposal to protect LGBTQ workers

May 9, 2022

WAFB: Lawmakers consider rolling back legislation to place 17-year-olds back in adult prisons

April 29, 2022

The Advertiser: 'It's not right': Will Louisiana raise the minimum wage? Four attempts have already failed

April 29, 2022

The New Orleans Tribune: House Committee Jettisons Multiple Minimum Wage Bills

April 25, 2022

The Center Square: Louisiana Senate committee clears bill that could end income reporting for merit-based scholarship

April 18, 2022

NBC News: Activist Gary Chambers is trying to become Louisiana’s first Black senator

March 25, 2022

Biz New Orleans: Lawmakers Push to Make Booking Mugs Exempt from Public Record

March 10, 2022

WAFB: THE INVESTIGATORS: Analyst projects redistricting legal fight could cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars

February 16, 2022

BR Proud: Redistricting session dissolves over Supreme Court maps

February 12, 2022

Daily Advertiser: How Louisiana could be affected by a Supreme Court decision in another state

February 7, 2022

Daily Advertiser: Analysis | Reanimation of Greene tragedy, and timing, could have far-reaching consequences

February 1, 2022

News from the States: Panel reviewing how Louisiana courts are funded needs more time for recommendations

January 31, 2022

WWNO: How might Louisiana get a 2nd majority Black district? Possibly through legal action

January 29, 2022

The Advocate: Lawmakers set to redraw their own political boundaries: racial makeup a huge issue

January 21, 2022

LA Illuminator: GOP lawmakers reluctant to add majority-minority districts in Louisiana

January 18, 2022

BRProud: Senate candidate’s ad highlights Louisiana’s push to change marijuana laws

December 9, 2021

WWNO: Louisiana Considered: Tools for understanding congressional redistricting

November 20, 2021

The Advocate: Gov. John Bel Edwards will veto congressional maps that aren't 'fair.' What does that mean?

October 18, 2021

The Advocate: Civil rights groups push for redistricting to increase chance of second Black Louisiana lawmaker

September 23, 2021

Louisiana Record: Fairness, competition sought as Louisiana kicks off redistricting process

September 19, 2021

LA Illuminator: Louisiana political districts will have to undergo drastic changes, legislative staff says

May 24, 2025

Louisiana college athletic programs closer to scoring state tax dollars

January 24, 2025

Gambling revenue grows as mobile sports betting catches heat over social costs

December 30, 2024

Louisiana to usher in major insurance law changes in 2025

December 2, 2024

The Advocate: Jeff Landry’s tax package was in jeopardy. Here’s how he and Cameron Henry saved it.

November 15, 2024

Louisiana bill to hike sports gambling taxes is scuttled

November 13, 2024

KALB: La. lawmaker benches bill to increase sales tax on online sports betting

September 16, 2024

Verite News: Louisiana has a new majority-Black congressional district. Here’s what you need to know.

June 24, 2024

Louisiana Illuminator: Gov. Jeff Landry rejects easier pardon process for minor marijuana offenses

June 2, 2024

Nola.com: Louisianans can get caught under crushing OMV debt. A proposed law could fix that.

May 11, 2024

NOLA.com: Jeff Landry opens legislative session with calls for changes in insurance and education

May 2, 2024

Louisiana radio network: DEA to lower classification of marijuana

January 23, 2024

Democracy Docket: Louisiana Governor Enacts New Congressional Map Featuring Two Majority-Black Districts

August 28, 2023

Daily Kos: Conspiracy theorists push Louisiana referendum to ban private election funding

August 24, 2023

American Press: Jim Beam column: Popular mail-in voting targeted

July 17, 2023

WAFB: Veto override session starts Tuesday; what will be the focus?

June 29, 2023

The Lens: Criminal-justice reform groups want Governor Edwards to veto these bills before upcoming deadline

June 6, 2023

Ganjapreneur: Survey: 70% of Louisianans Support Low-Level Cannabis Decriminalization

May 30, 2023

LA Illuminator: Permitless firearm carry bill takes step forward in Louisiana Senate

May 4, 2023

LA Illuminator: Republicans kill $10 minimum wage proposal for Louisiana

April 28, 2023

LA Illuminator: Lawmakers bristle at effort to untie DARE from possibly unconstitutional funding

April 14, 2023

The Advocate: Nonprofit groups push anti-poverty agenda at legislative session, run into some opposition

September 6, 2022

Democracy Docket: Louisiana at the Forefront of the Fight To Save the Voting Rights Act

July 7, 2022

LA Illuminator: Lawmakers reluctant to regulate guns in Louisiana

June 23, 2022

WWNO: ‘It’s basically a race’: 3 courts consider future of Louisiana’s congressional districts

June 6, 2022

Black Enterprise: LOUISIANA SENATE APPROVES REMOVING ROBERT E. LEE DAY AND CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY FROM STATE’S LEGAL HOLIDAY CALENDAR

June 3, 2022

The Center Square: Louisiana Senate passes occupational licensing reform for the formerly incarcerated

May 27, 2022

The Center Square: Louisiana Senate Education Committee approves two education savings account bills

May 24, 2022

High Times: Louisiana Bill to Allow State Employees to Use Medical Cannabis Receives Unanimous Vote

May 17, 2022

AP: House panel rejects bills restricting lessons on race

May 9, 2022

KSLA: Lawmakers consider rolling back legislation to place 17-year-olds back in adult prisons

May 4, 2022

WRKF: A day after SCOTUS leak, Gulf States begin to prep for a future without Roe v. Wade

April 29, 2022

The Hayride: SADOW: Good ESA Bills Expose Louisiana’s Big Government Hypocrisy

April 28, 2022

WWLTV: House committee kills four bills seeking to raise minimum wage

April 22, 2022

LA Illuminator: Proposal advances to stop reporting income of TOPS recipients

March 30, 2022

KSLA: Louisiana officials react to override of Gov. Edwards’ veto on redistricting maps

March 16, 2022

Reveille: Vaccine access, content restriction and NIL: Here’s what upcoming legislation could affect LSU

February 28, 2022

LA Illuminator: When will Gov. John Bel Edwards veto redistricting maps?

February 12, 2022

The Advocate: Mark Ballard: How race plays role in legal redistricting process

February 11, 2022

WRKF: Friday, February 11th: Melissa Flournoy, Troy Hebert, Billy Truax & Matt Haines

February 3, 2022

Daily Advertiser: Battle lines are being drawn. How will new districts shake out?

January 31, 2022

The Advocate: On the eve of Louisiana's redistricting session, public gets first look at proposed maps

January 30, 2022

The Advocate: Our Views: Three weeks of pure, and perhaps ugly, politics ahead in redistrict special session

January 21, 2022

Hammond Star: Poll: Louisianans want fair, competitive maps

January 20, 2022

The Advocate: Civil rights groups urge Louisiana lawmakers to boost minority representation in state House, Senate

December 15, 2021

United Way of Southeast Louisiana: Marsiglia Institute inducts 20 new Distinguished Fellows

December 4, 2021

The Advocate: Defining fairness is tough part about redrawing congressional districts

October 27, 2021

The Franklin Sun: Voters call for majority black congressional district

October 7, 2021

WWNO: Louisiana Considered: Egalitarian methods for congressional redistricting

September 20, 2021

Big Easy Magazine: Louisiana Redistricting Process Begins With Session Scheduled for February 2022

August 30, 2021

Lafourche Gazette: Louisiana making history with new marijuana decriminalization law effective August 1

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