Lawmakers to call their own redistricting session
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana’s lawmakers will call themselves into a special legislative session for the first time in history, when they come in March to redraw the state’s political district lines. Rep....
View ArticleLawmaker: Too soon to commit on map redesign
BATON ROUGE — The head of the Louisiana House committee that will lead the redesign of the state’s political maps is advising lawmakers against committing to any map designs yet. Ruston Rep. Rick...
View ArticleDraft of Louisiana congressional remap to be released
BATON ROUGE — The state House committee leading redistricting efforts is getting a look at working drafts of plans to redraw the districts for the state education board and the Public Service...
View ArticleHouse committee backs 30th minority House district
BATON ROUGE — Against the wishes of House Speaker Jim Tucker, the House’s redistricting committee Wednesday narrowly backed a redesign of the 105 state House districts that would boost minority...
View ArticleHouse redesign would merge some districts
BATON ROUGE — Four state House races this fall would pit incumbents against one another when their districts are merged under a redesign approved today by the House redistricting committee to account...
View ArticleHouse committee hears competing congressional maps
BATON ROUGE — The House’s redistricting committee is working on its version of a redesign for the state’s congressional districts, shrinking them from seven to six because of population adjustments...
View ArticleLawmakers refuse to expand public records access
Lawmakers on the House ethics committee backed Gov. Bobby Jindal's effort to keep most of his records shielded from public view.
View ArticleBill would allow La. colleges to set their own tuition
The House Education Committee approved a bill today that would allow boards for the state's four public college systems to increase tuition and fee amounts under a policy that would be established by...
View ArticleLa. House committee rejects gay discrimination ban
A ban on discrimination against state employees because of their sexual orientation has failed to win support from the House and Governmental Affairs Committee.
View ArticleBill to elect more education officials fails
An effort to make more of the state education board's members elected by the public, rather than appointed by the governor, failed to win support today in the House and Governmental Affairs Committee.
View ArticleLawmakers to call their own redistricting session
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana’s lawmakers will call themselves into a special legislative session for the first time in history, when they come in March to redraw the state’s political district lines. Rep....
View ArticleLawmaker: Too soon to commit on map redesign
BATON ROUGE — The head of the Louisiana House committee that will lead the redesign of the state’s political maps is advising lawmakers against committing to any map designs yet. Ruston Rep. Rick...
View ArticleDraft of Louisiana congressional remap to be released
BATON ROUGE — The state House committee leading redistricting efforts is getting a look at working drafts of plans to redraw the districts for the state education board and the Public Service...
View ArticleHouse committee backs 30th minority House district
BATON ROUGE — Against the wishes of House Speaker Jim Tucker, the House’s redistricting committee Wednesday narrowly backed a redesign of the 105 state House districts that would boost minority...
View ArticleHouse redesign would merge some districts
BATON ROUGE — Four state House races this fall would pit incumbents against one another when their districts are merged under a redesign approved today by the House redistricting committee to account...
View ArticleHouse committee hears competing congressional maps
BATON ROUGE — The House’s redistricting committee is working on its version of a redesign for the state’s congressional districts, shrinking them from seven to six because of population adjustments...
View ArticleLawmakers refuse to expand public records access
Lawmakers on the House ethics committee backed Gov. Bobby Jindal's effort to keep most of his records shielded from public view.
View ArticleBill would allow La. colleges to set their own tuition
The House Education Committee approved a bill today that would allow boards for the state's four public college systems to increase tuition and fee amounts under a policy that would be established by...
View ArticleLa. House committee rejects gay discrimination ban
A ban on discrimination against state employees because of their sexual orientation has failed to win support from the House and Governmental Affairs Committee.
View ArticleBill to elect more education officials fails
An effort to make more of the state education board's members elected by the public, rather than appointed by the governor, failed to win support today in the House and Governmental Affairs Committee.
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