“This bill gives us a great tool to make sure government is not only ethical but accountable, by empowering four million citizen auditors to monitor what the state spends and to judge whether it’s wise, necessary, and achieving results.  As a consequence of this openness and transparency, I fully hope that the investment we make today will bring a return… Read More and Discuss

House convenes at 5 p.m, Senate convenes at 1:30 p.m. Read More and Discuss

House convenes at 5 p.m. Senate convenes at 4 p.m. 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

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

BATON ROUGE - Freshman members of the 2008 Louisiana Legislature were all smiles Monday as they escorted family members through the Capitol and onto the House floor where they were sworn into office at 10:10 a.m. Read More and Discuss

A new crop of legislators representing Acadiana will be sworn in during today’s inauguration. Read More and Discuss

The appointments to key Louisiana House of Representatives committee chairmanships have yet to be announced, but if they follow those announced for the Louisiana Senate, we will have south Louisiana legislators in powerful positions. Read More and Discuss

When the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Budget approved the first grants for the state’s Insure Louisiana Incentive Program , a $100 million state fund to lure insurers to Louisiana, one applicant didn’t make it: Bankers Insurance Group . Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE—If this were Washington, D.C., state Rep. Don Cazayoux of New Roads would be the presumed speaker of the House when the new Legislature convenes. Read More and Discuss

Representative Mike Strain voted to allow any state legislator who had served 10 or more years to stay on the public tab for health insurance. In 2003, he voted 92% IN FAVOR OF ALL TAXES. Read More and Discuss

Three candidates will appear on the Oct. 20 ballot for the 102nd House District, including the incumbent who points to his record in Baton Rouge during the past five years and political newcomers who say Algiers needs new blood. Read More and Discuss