The organization that advocates for small businesses in Louisiana is generally pleased with how the legislative session went. Leah Long, the state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, says there were two bills in particular which passed that the organization is very pleased about. She says one o...

Students who attack teachers and other school employees face tougher penalties under a pair of bills awaiting Governor Landry's signature. House Bill 283 stipulates that students who assault a school employee would be subject to automatic expulsion for a minimum of two semesters and would be required to attend anger ma...

There will be no new bridge over the Mississippi River named after President Trump. A bill to do so that sailed through the House died in the Senate. The author, Monroe Representative Michael Echols, says the purpose behind his bill was to coax the Trump administration to give the state a hefty portion of the $3 billio...

One year after vetoing a similar bill, Governor Landry allows a bill to ban balloon releases to become law without his signature. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is grateful that Landry allowed Harahan Representative John Illg's balloon release ban to become law this time around, saying it will save wildlife in the...

The UL Lafayette baseball season came to an end last night after the Ragin' Cajuns fell to Mississippi State 19-5. The depleted Louisiana bullpen couldn't keep up with the Bulldog batters who knocked 20 hits and nine runs in the final three innings. Cajuns head coach Matt Deggs didn't make excuses after playing 11 game...