chuck kleckley

Chuck Kleckley was Louisiana's Speaker of the House from 2012 to 2016.

Dollars for the fund would be allocated through the budget process, and Jindal proposes $40 million for the upcoming 2014-15 fiscal year.

House Speaker Chuck Kleckley is urging higher education leaders to offer lawmakers new ideas for financing Louisiana's public college campuses after six years of budget cuts.

As La. Republicans and Democrats continue to discuss whether to get rid of the state income tax, just how much would it cost to make that happen, if it were phased-out over a ten-year period, like La. Gov. Bobby Jindal wants?

A day after a poll was released showing La. Gov. Bobby Jindal's popularity falling fast, with very low support for his tax reform plan, La. House Speaker Chuck Kleckley of Lake Charles says the bill will be set aside while they await internal analysis of the governor's proposal.

Schools in Louisiana already forbid weapons and body armor on campus, and schools are allowed to have police officers on campus.

Organizers say they are about halfway to their goal of 9,000 signatures.

Five previous attempts to recall the governor have all failed.

The House Speaker says it could be until after the Easter break that they even think about discussing the measure.