Bobby Jindal

Gov. Bobby Jindal has nearly $4 million in his campaign account, even after wrapping up his election costs and tallying much of his inauguration ceremony spending. Jindal's latest campaign finance reports were filed Wednesday with the state ethics administration office.

More opposition to Governor Jindal's proposal to expand private school vouchers statewide. Watchdog group, The Louisiana Budget Project, is giving the plan an "F" for accountability.

Governor Jindal wants to make TOPS more soldier-friendly. Under current law, students have one year from the time they graduate high school to be able to receive TOPS.

A day after we find out school superintendents across the state want more accountability from Governor Jindal's proposed expansion of private school vouchers, we now know how many students would be eligible.

Governor Jindal is taking care of business.

Governor Jindal proposed a new bill that has been in the making since 2008.

Closing the $900 million deficit, that's Governor Jindal's goal...

A political analyst comments on the latest former lawmaker getting a high-paying within state government. As Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon's new chief deputy, Noble Ellington will make $150,000 a year. Donelon says Ellington will be an asset to his department, but analyst Bernie Pinsonat says there are some in the public who question whether he's qualified for the job...

Governor Jindal's top budget advisor is taking the easy route.

Governor Jindal has an unlikely ally in his push for sweeping change in how the state educates its poorest students. Sen. Mary Landrieu supports many of the governor's ideas, bucking traditional pro-Democrat unions and suggesting she'll back a statewide voucher program.

Senator David Vitter squashing any rumors that he may be possibly running for governor in the future. Vitter, like Governor Jindal, became involved in a number of statewide elections this past fall. But the US Senator says helping certain candidates campaign last fall doesn't mean he's eyeing the Governor's Mansion in 2015...

One lawmaker is looking to strip the governor's power to grant pardons. New Orleans Rep. Austin Badon says public outrage over outgoing Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour's pardening of four convicted killers led him to pre-file the bill for the upcoming legislative session.

Governor Bobby Jindal is looking to make Louisiana more attractive for business. In his four proposed economic development reforms, Jindal wants to offer a ten-year property tax exemption to attract companies in targeted sectors, companies that have the capacity to generate substantial new growth in jobs, sales and tax revenue.

Governor Bobby Jindal continues to criticize the state's largest teachers' union, this time calling for the resignation of the group's executive director. At the center of the controversy are comments Louisiana Federation of Teachers Executive Director Steve Monaghan made in an interview with the New Orleans Times Picayune.

One former local lawmaker has been appointed to a state government board by Governor Jindal. Rickey Hardy of Lafayette is now a member of the Pardon Board - one of the board's that gives a salary to its members. The five member board makes recommendations to the governor about clemency applications...

The judge sides with the Legislature. A former lawmaker and a tea party leader wanted the "rainy day" fund to be refilled after lawmakers used it two years ago to fill a budget gap, arguing a constitutional provision governing the rules of the fund.

A state teachers' union giving its own ideas on education reforms. Louisiana Association of Educators President Joyce Haynes says the group is against many of Governor Jindal's reform plans. She says they are against new teacher performance reviews that include using students' standardized test scores as half a teacher's evaluation...

Governor Bobby Jindal says he can save taxpayers millions of dollars with his new proposals for reforming the state employee retirement program. Jindal says with the retirement program costing taxpayers nearly $2 billion this year alone, now is the time that workers should contribute more to their own retirement...

Governor Bobby Jindal issued a fiery response to the Times-Picayune's story dealing with education.

Governor Bobby Jindal taking issue with a recent editorial published in the Daily Advertiser. The Jindal Administration blasting the newspaper this afternoon.