Louisiana government salary database is finally live
WEBSep 14, 2023 · The database is available on the state’s financial transparency website, checkbook.la.gov. It includes all executive branch salary information but does not yet include salaried higher education employees. The website was the result of a bill brought by Sen. Rick Ward, R-Port Allen, and signed into law by Gov. John Bel Edwards in 2018 ...
Louisiana Supreme Court to decide who stays in race for its …
WEBAug 16, 2024 · The Louisiana Supreme Court Building on Royal Street in New Orleans, Dec. 7, 2021. (Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator) The Louisiana Supreme Court issued an order Thursday afternoon saying its justices will consider a case over which candidates get to stay in the election for a seat on the high court. The …
Gulf 'dead zone' is larger than average this year, the size of New ...
WEBAug 3, 2024 · In 2020, the Union of Concerned Scientists estimated the dead zone’s average annual cost in damages to fisheries and marine habitats at $2.4 billion. This year’s dead zone impacts a swath of marine habitat roughly the size of New Jersey, stretching from south Louisiana almost to Galveston, Texas. The Mississippi River meets the Gulf of ...
Nungesser easily wins third term as lieutenant governor
WEBOct 14, 2023 · Louisiana Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser easily won reelection to a third term, winning the Oct. 14, 2023, primary outright with more than 50% of the vote in a weak field of candidates. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images) The decision of Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser earlier this year not to run for Louisiana governor surprised many in state political ...
Louisiana lawmaker who authored bill to reduce politicians’ ethics ...
WEBAug 15, 2024 · The Baton Rouge lawmaker who pushed through a new state law to reduce fines for political candidates who don’t file campaign finance reports on time has failed to submit her own paperwork properly several times over the 15 years she has been in public office.. State Rep. Denise Marcelle, a Democrat, missed deadlines to turn in campaign finance reports and personal financial disclosure forms ...
New Orleans jail to offer limited free phone calls, tablet access for ...
WEBAug 14, 2024 · NEW ORLEANS — During her successful 2021 campaign for Orleans Parish Sheriff, Susan Hutson criticized the high fees — more than 20 cents per minute — that detainees in the city’s jail pay to make phone calls, saying she would work to provide free phone service. Two and a half years into her tenure, she’s come a little closer to meeting that goal.
Judge to review records Jefferson DA withheld from father in son’s ...
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Bob Arthur is suing the Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office over investigative records pertaining to his son's death in 2017. Prosecutor Paul Connick has decline to pursue homicide charges in the case even though the suspects have been convicted on federal charges related to the incident.
More parents using religious exemption to opt children out of …
WEBAug 11, 2024 · Maryland tends to fall behind the national average of religious exemptions, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2022-2023, the national average for nonmedical exemption was 2.8% of kindergartners, compared to Maryland’s 1.4% for that year.
2 Democrats, Republican join race for Louisiana’s new majority …
WEBJul 17, 2024 · 1st Congressional District. U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, signed up by proxy to run for reelection Wednesday. Republican political consultant Jason Hebert turned in Scalise’s election paperwork to the Louisiana Secretary of State on behalf of the congressman.
LDEQ, Ascension agree to handle ‘red dust’ from alumina plant.
WEBAug 20, 2024 · GONZALES — The last Saturday in April started like many others for Ashanti White at her home in Pelican Point subdivision — warm and sunny. Then the sky turned red. “I was shocked the dust was so thick and coming so far,” White said. “We normally go to Rouses on Saturday mornings. But ...
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