NEW ORLEANS—State Sen. Steve Scalise, front-runner in a congressional race to find Bobby Jindal’s replacement in a deep-fried Republican district, is warding off rivals’ attacks seeking to muddy his image as a rock-solid, ethically clean conservative. Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE—On the heels of claiming victory in his special session on ethics law changes, Gov. Bobby Jindal is calling the Legislature back for round two beginning Sunday. This time, he is asking lawmakers to consider a slate of tax breaks and how to spend a $1.1 billion surplus of tax revenue. Read More and Discuss

Gov. Bobby Jindal’s teacher pay raise proposal is too small, should have included public school support workers and Jindal is off-base on several other hot button education issues, the president of a teacher union said Tuesday. Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE—In a move certain to spark a philosophical debate over spending on public education, Gov. Bobby Jindal will ask lawmakers to consider tax breaks for families that pay private school tuition, according to a state senator who has championed such benefits in recent years. Read More and Discuss

After a historic expansion of the state’s ethics laws, officials now for the first time are confronting how much it’s all going to cost. Read More and Discuss

Gov. Bobby Jindal on Thursday proposed $30 million in increased state spending so that new and existing businesses can tap into a better-skilled workforce. Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE - Another 6,500 Louisiana children will be eligible for health insurance by September, but unlike the existing Louisiana Children’s Health Insurance Program, it’s not free. Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE, La. — Downstairs, legislators gnashed their teeth, while upstairs at the Capitol here this week, the new governor claimed victory against the old customs down below. Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE—Legislators ended a sometimes-combative and historic special session Tuesday with Gov. Bobby Jindal winning passage of the major elements of a package designed to boost Louisiana’s image in the eyes of business and public interest groups by increasing government transparency and accountability. Read More and Discuss

The Legislature adjourned Tuesday after handing Gov. Bobby Jindal victory on the core pieces of his ethics agenda. “This Legislature has hit an absolute home run for the people of Louisiana,” Jindal said at a session-ending news conference. Read More and Discuss

House and Senate negotiators reached compromises Monday in a series of disputes involving key ethics bills sought by Gov. Bobby Jindal. Read More and Discuss

Despite some setbacks, key parts of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s ethics package appear poised to win final approval, lawmakers and others said. Read More and Discuss

The Louisiana House of Representatives rewrote legislation Thursday so that lawmakers and other elected officials could still get free tickets to most sporting and cultural events. Read More and Discuss

A 24-year-old freshman legislator tried Thursday to put an end to lobbyists picking up the tab for lawmakers’ meals and drinks. Read More and Discuss

After giving an impassioned plea to the state House of Representatives, Rep. Sam Jones withdrew his bill to restrict political appointments saying it would be virtually impossible to win passage with lawmakers hoping to finish by the weekend. Read More and Discuss

Finally, yesterday, the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs approved bills that are too “perkish” for starts.  That committee has agreed to allowing Senate Bill 8 go forward, which sets a $50 ceiling on the amount of free food and drinks that elected officials can accept from lobbyists. The ceiling would apply per occasion. So, logic tells one that… Read More and Discuss

The Jindal administration’s bill to strip the state Ethics Board of enforcement powers cleared a Senate panel Tuesday, but with a new twist. Read More and Discuss

Lawmakers advanced legislation Tuesday that would limit the free food and ban the free tickets they currently can accept from lobbyists. Read More and Discuss

A Senate panel removed judges from the Jindal administration’s personal financial disclosure bill Tuesday after warnings that it might lead to a legal battle. Read More and Discuss

Two government watchdog groups asked the Jindal administration Monday to put the brakes on a bill to strip the state Ethics Board of its enforcement powers. Read More and Discuss

A House committee delayed action Monday on a bill that would ban free tickets for lawmakers — under certain conditions — to cultural and sporting events. Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE—Despite changes designed to make it less onerous, a watered-down version of a bill that would require political candidates to solicit information about their campaign contributors was still too much for the Senate to swallow Monday. Read More and Discuss

At the beginning of the second week of the special legislative session, on ethics reform, the team of Governor Jindal, the Speaker of the House of Representative, Jim Tucker and Senate President, Joel Chaisson are still swinging for the fences although we are not sure if they will bat one thousand which is what Governor Jindal said was his goal.… Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE—One week into the Legislature’s special session on ethics law changes, it is clear that Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal will not reach his stated goal of “batting a thousand.” Read More and Discuss

WASHINGTON: Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has said Republican front-runner and presumptive presidential nominee Senator John McCain will not ask him to be his vice-presidential mate even though his name was circulating in some conservative circles. Read More and Discuss

A bill to identify the employer of campaign contributors was shelved by the Senate & Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday amid questions on whether it would be workable. Read More and Discuss

The House approved a measure Thursday that would shed more light on political payback. Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal’s hallmark ethics bills have hit snags in the Legislature, with legislative leaders stalling two key proposals Thursday while they worked out compromises with lawmakers. Read More and Discuss

WASHINGTON — New lobbying restrictions and past congressional scandals have pretty much grounded privately paid trips for the Louisiana congressional delegation and their staffs. Read More and Discuss

A House panel on Wednesday derailed Jindal administration legislation that would have required candidates to disclose the employer of their campaign contributors. Read More and Discuss

A House panel decided Tuesday that “transparency” in government should start with the governor, voting to make more of his office records available to public view. Read More and Discuss

The chairman of the Louisiana Board of Ethics on Monday criticized Gov. Bobby Jindal’s plan to put a judge in charge of enforcing state ethics laws instead of the panel. Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE - It wasn’t a totally smooth operation but a Senate panel Monday approved a group of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s proposals to avoid conflicts of interest among public officials. Read More and Discuss

Gov. Bobby Jindal opened an ethics special session Sunday by vowing to change the way business is done at the State Capitol. Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE—Gov. Bobby Jindal, a rising star in national Republican circles, said he will make no endorsement in Saturday’s GOP presidential preference primary. Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE - State lawmakers said Wednesday that they support strengthening ethics laws but they believe some of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s proposals go too far. Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE—A Baton Rouge publisher claimed responsibility Monday for Gov. Bobby Jindal’s failure to make timely disclosure of $118,000 in campaign contributions from the state Republican Party. Read More and Discuss

Taxpayers will pay at least $700,000 for Gov. Bobby Jindal to deliver on a campaign promise to hold a special legislative session to tackle ethics law changes. Read More and Discuss

Gov. Bobby Jindal will propose limiting the wining and dining of legislators by lobbyists as part of his special legislative ethics agenda, Senate President Joel Chaisson said Wednesday. Read More and Discuss

Gov. Bobby Jindal’s key aides generally make what their predecessors did under former Gov. Kathleen Blanco. Read More and Discuss

Though the big Saturday night Washington Mardi Gras parade rolled inside a hotel ballroom, rain managed to fall on its two major celebrants, the new governor and the senior senator. Read More and Discuss

Some pockets of state government are winning exemptions from Gov. Bobby Jindal’s hiring freeze. Read More and Discuss

Bush announced that in April New Orleans would host the North American Summit of Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Little did President Bush know that on Tuesday, a republican governor, Bobby Jindal, a democrat Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu, the Habitat for Humanity and Lance Armstrong, the Olympic gold medal winner bicyclist, who developed cancer (and who is dedicating his… Read More and Discuss

Baton Rouge Business Report Publisher Rolfe McCollister Jr. is launching a nonprofit political organization to promote Gov. Bobby Jindal’s policies. Read More and Discuss

Many legislators want to spend a $1.1 billion state government surplus on building roads and reducing debt. Read More and Discuss

Only one of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s 16-member cabinet has ties to northwest Louisiana, raising the perennial question of whether this part of the state is again being left out of administration leadership. Read More and Discuss

State agencies from health care to higher education are seeking relief from Gov. Bobby Jindal’s employee hiring freeze. Read More and Discuss

With less than three weeks until a special session on ethics laws, Gov. Bobby Jindal is meeting with legislators almost daily at the Governor’s Mansion. Read More and Discuss

Gov. Bobby Jindal has been meeting with area legislators since last week to discuss his proposed ethics reform package. Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal imposed a limited government hiring freeze and created new financial disclosure rules for cabinet members Tuesday, his first official acts as governor. Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE—In his first full day on the job, Gov. Bobby Jindal issued an executive order Tuesday designed to hasten billions of dollars worth of public rebuilding projects, from roads and sewers to schools and jails, many of which remain untouched more than two years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Read More and Discuss

Bobby Jindal took the oath of office Monday to become Louisiana’s 55th governor, promising to bring splendor to the storm-battered state. Read More and Discuss

Gov.-elect Bobby Jindal, six other statewide elected officials, 39 state senators and 104 state representatives take office today for four-year terms. Read More and Discuss

Bobby Jindal has trusted a tight circle of advisers to steer decision-making during his transition to the governor’s office, taking the reins of state government today with a heavily scripted style and few specific details so far of his agenda. Read More and Discuss