Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.

legislature

Marijuana penalty reduction goes into effect Aug. 1

Article Image Alt Text

For years, the notion of marijuana legalization has clogged up judicial and legislative branches of government.

Turner: 99% sure of veto session

Article Image Alt Text

State Rep. Chris Turner said Monday he is “99% sure” the Louisiana Legislature will call itself into a veto session in July in an attempt to overturn Gov.

Sales tax centralization heading to October ballot

This fall Lincoln Parish poll-goers will get to weigh in on a statewide constitutional amendment that would kickstart the process of centralizing the collection of sales taxes in Louisiana under one roof.

Legislature allocates funds for Ruston projects

Article Image Alt Text

The city of Ruston stands to get approximately $2.65 million in state money to be used for several construction projects as a result of action taken during the legislative session that ended Thursday.

Turner’s resolution seeks end to COVID unemployment funds

Article Image Alt Text

State Rep. Chris Turner said he has no quarrel with the original intent of a Congressional decision upping unemployment benefits for workers laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic, but with the pandemic waning, it’s time for extra money to stop, and for people to go back to work.

Legislature OKs $125K for Ruston skatepark

The Louisiana Legislature has passed its $38 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, and a recently added earmark for funding of the city of Ruston’s proposed skatepark made its way into the final figures.

Concealed carry bill clears another step

North Louisiana Sen. Jay Morris’ bill to strip the permitting requirements from carrying a concealed handgun cleared another hurdle Wednesday, passing through the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice by a narrow 6-4 margin.

Both chambers of Legislature support concealed carry bills

Article Image Alt Text

The Louisiana House of Representatives and Senate have now each passed separate but nearly identical bills that seek to remove the permitting requirements for the concealed carrying of handguns.

Senate passes concealed carry bill

Article Image Alt Text

The Louisiana Senate on Tuesday voted in favor of a bill by a local legislator that would allow state residents and visitors to carry a concealed handgun without a permit.

Centralized tax collection bill breezes through state House

A proposed constitutional amendment that would create a centralized electronic system for collection of sales and use taxes in Louisiana, including taxes from internet sales, breezed through the Ho