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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....

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Lawmaker: 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...

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Draft 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...

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House 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...

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House 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...

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House 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...

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Lawmakers 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.

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Bill 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...

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La. 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.

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Bill 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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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....

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Lawmaker: 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...

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Draft 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 Article


House 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 Article

House 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 Article


House 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 Article

Lawmakers 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 Article


Bill 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 Article

La. 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.

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Bill 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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