In 2016, Louisiana faced a $2 billion budget gap, and lawmakers decided they could no longer afford to lock so many people up.But in 2024, after a nationwide crime spike during the COVID pandemic, Gov. Jeff Landry reversed many of the changes, pushing through laws to keep offenders in jail longer, s...

Secretary of State Nancy Landry said this week that $25 million more is needed to cover the $100 million cost of replacing Louisiana’s 35-year-old ballot machines The system would consist of new touchscreen voting machines that print paper ballots and have climate-controlled facilities for storage. ...

Federal and state budgeting policies could force Louisiana into structural budget shortfalls approaching $300 million in fiscal 2027 and more than $1 billion by 2029, the director of a nonpartisan think tank, Invest in Louisiana, told the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday.“These aren’t my numbers,...

Jena Town Council 1st Monday, 9 AM at Jena Town Hall Urania Town Council 1st Monday, 5 PM at Urania Town Hall Tullos Town Council 1st Monday, 6 PM at ...

2026 Man Up Event This year’s annual Man Up Event will be held on Thursday, March 19th at 6:00 p.m. All men of all denominations are welcome to attend...

More Jobs - Invigorate Logging Industry No matter what one’s opinion is regarding Carbon Capture Sequestration (CCS), the new plant planned for Caldwe...