A measure aimed at streamlining the governance of Louisiana’s higher education by merging its four management boards and the overarching Board of Regents into one new governing body – the Louisiana...
Universities in Louisiana might soon be able to legally research and grow marijuana’s cousin, the fibrous hemp plant, for industrial and agricultural uses.
The House of Representatives passed HB...
Discussions on how to fully fund higher education forayed into overarching budget changes in a Senate committee Monday as another special session looms over the Legislature and the state remains roughly...
One of the greatest partisan debates — raising the minimum wage — may not be so partisan after all.
According to the 2016 Louisiana Survey, which identifies how Louisiana residents...
A widely supported measure to rein in the cost of TOPS by decoupling the scholarships from the cost of tuition sailed through a House committee Wednesday without objection.
Legislators soon will begin...
Students on Louisiana’s college campuses — historically some of the least engaged in the voting process — may soon be able to vote using student IDs if a bill that sailed through a House...
Committee members and media representatives Tuesday convinced Sen. Ronnie Johns, R-Lake Charles, to amend his Senate Bill 398 which, in its original form, would effectively exempt all body camera footage...
A bill that would make it easier for higher education officials to raise tuition and fees at Louisiana colleges and universities passed through a Senate committee without objection on Monday.
SB 80 by...
Voting is as American as apple pie, which is why the specific issue of voting rights and different schemes employed to prevent people from voting should be more of a national issue, complained former United...
As the House Education Committee plowed through eight TOPS-related bills Wednesday, frustration with the tuition-paying program spilled over into a pointed exchange between Rep. Chris Broadwaer, R-Hammond,...
The Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs’ “2016 Louisiana Survey” reveals a deep dislike between state Republicans and Democrats and a general unwillingness to compromise among...
A bill that will allow state college employees to carry weapons advanced in the house Tuesday. Full-time employees with valid permits will be allowed to bring weapons on campus with limited exceptions.
The...
