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It's a bold proposal with far-reaching consequences.

Several local seats are up for grabs, and there are plenty of names being discussed.

With the state's crime rate on the rise, lawmakers will be looking at solutions in the next legislative session.

Bishop, who is in his third term in the House, will head to rehab for 30 days.

Louisiana's tax code is the next item up for discussion in the legislature, and LaToya Cantrell refuses to pay New Orleans back.

The Joe Cunningham Show Notes for July 12, 2022.

A big win for Louisiana Republicans.

Could redistriction still get Louisiana a second majority-minority district?

House Bill #528 proposes year-round classes with periodic breaks.

It may be hard to believe, but 156 years ago when slavery was officially abolished in the United States by the enactment of the 13th amendment - it didn't catch on everywhere entirely.  Some states (like Louisiana) still have wording in their state constitutions that allow for forced labor, which is how we get work farms and lots of other inmate-staffed operations in the state...

There is a proposed bill in the Alabama Legislature that would require all men in the state to get a vasectomy within one month of their 50th birthday or the birth of their third biological child, whichever comes first.

The meeting will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday evening at the Southside Regional Library.

Before Governor John Bel Edwards’ changes, the decision to issue the tax break was made by a state level board.

State Rep. Malinda White said the pay she will accrue during the next special session will be donated, and she thinks other representatives should do it too.

He was a political figure in Louisiana for decades.

I don't think we can place the blame on any one person because we have enough blame to go around.

Other changes to TOPS may occur during the upcoming legislative session that begins Sunday.

Governor Bobby Jindal is back in Louisiana to perform more slight of hand to balance the budget.

A proposal to prohibit hospitals from billing rape victims for medical exams has started advancing in the Louisiana House.

Legislative leaders haven't coalesced behind a plan yet.