Outgoing Louisiana Secretary of State to join Landry administration
Jan 4, 2024 · Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is among the senior staff hires Gov.-elect Jeff Landry’s transition team announced Thursday. Ardoin, who was first elected Secretary of State in 2018, will be Landry’s director of intergovernmental relations. Ardoin decided not to seek re-election and will be replaced by his chief deputy, Nancy Landry.
Tiger Rag, Louisiana Illuminator join forces for investigative news …
Sep 19, 2024 · Two Baton Rouge-based news organizations have formed an investigative news partnership with focused coverage on LSU and its athletics program, leadership with both newsrooms announced Thursday. Tiger Rag, an independent publication that’s covered LSU sports for 46 years, and the Louisiana Illuminator, a State Capitol-based newsroom, will team ...
What Louisiana constitutional amendments are on the ballot? PAR ...
Oct 7, 2024 · Five proposed amendments to the state constitution were approved by the Legislature this spring. One will be on the ballot for the Nov. 5 general election, and four will be on the Dec. 7 runoff ballot. The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana releases an annual, nonpartisan guide explaining the constitutional amendments.
Gov. Jeff Landry will keep Louisiana’s longtime prisons chief in place
Jan 15, 2024 · Gov. Jeff Landry is going to keep Louisiana’s longtime prison chief in his position — for now. James “Jimmy” LeBlanc will continue to run the state Department of Public Safety and Corrections, in spite of the prominent role he played in Gov. John Bel Edwards’ criminal justice overhaul that Landry opposed. Reducing crime is a top ...
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Contract emerging from AT&T strike could give workers 19.3
Sep 16, 2024 · AT&T and CWA reached a five-year contract with a focus on wages and healthcare costs. All workers will receive a 19.33% wage increase and wire technicians and utility operations will see an additional 3% increase. Healthcare premiums will remain the same this year but will lower in the second and third years.
Louisiana government salary database is finally live
Sep 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 ...
Saltwater intrusion on Mississippi River requires another sill to ...
Sep 16, 2024 · Construction has begun on a saltwater sill near Myrtle Grove to help mitigate the effects of saltwater intrusion up the Mississippi River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a construction contract to Weeks Marine to pile up sand in a hill along the bottom of the Mississippi to a height of minus-55 feet – that’s 55 feet below the surface of the river – in order …
Louisiana moves into readiness mode for Francine
Sep 9, 2024 · Gov. Jeff Landry and state emergency preparedness officials will hold a news conference at 4:30 p.m. Monday to detail preparations for Tropical Storm Francine, which is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before it reaches the Louisiana coast Wednesday evening. Watch the governor’s storm prep news conference: Click here.
Judge’s response to sexual harassment claim shows Louisiana’s not ...
Sep 16, 2024 · More than one in three U.S. women has experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, with these abuses ranging from inappropriate remarks or advances to sexual coercion or even assault.. Since the start of the #MeToo Movement in 2017, studies show improvement in public awareness of this issue and substantial expansion in federal and state legislation to …