To avoid reconvening, a majority of members in either chamber have to notify leadership by Thursday, though lawmakers said that’s very unlikely.
Source: LA Illuminator
Christiaan Mader
Christiaan Mader founded The Current in 2018, reviving the brand from a short-lived culture magazine he created for Lafayette publisher INDMedia. An award-winning investigative and culture journalist, Christiaan’s work as a writer and reporter has appeared in The New York Times, Vice, Offbeat, Gambit, and The Advocate.
Along with our dew points flirting with the 80° mark our heat indices will rise into the 112-118° range, which is a range we rarely visit for just a few days in any given summer…and this year it’s been a slew of days.
Source: KATC
Following a pivotal decision on a redistricting case in Alabama, the court lifted its stay this week on a similar challenge of Louisiana’s new congressional maps filed by voting rights groups. It sends the matter back to courts in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
Trosclair will leave her role of four years to become principal at Eunice High School and to oversee other Eunice-area schools for the St. Landry Parish school district.
The legislation, known as NFIP-RE Act of 2023, would limit price increases to a 9% hike, down from an 18% hike. It would also help out low- and moderate-income homeowners and renters struggling to afford flood insurance, and forgive interest payments on the debt that FEMA has accumulated because flood insurance revenues have been nowhere near enough to pay for damages incurred.
Source: The Advocate
Last year, as the state Senate crafted the state budget, a curious amendment was adopted that steered $3 million to a government health organization in Lafayette for a 70-bed addiction treatment center.
Source: The Advocate
All Louisianans should take the following steps to safeguard their identity.
Source: nola.com
Would you move to Lafayette for $10,000?
Some communities are paying folks to relocate. It’s a novel way to win workers and potentially win back expats. Would it work here?
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Edwards said the bill is not an outright ban, as have been passed in other states, and pointed to changes made throughout the process that he felt made the proposal better.
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
The impact of the reduction has the potential to grow to $500 million because the state uses its health care money to draw down more federal funding, advocates and the governor implied.
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
A Metairie-based oil company that’s one of the largest independent operators still working in the state’s shallow coastal waters has filed for bankruptcy protection, leaving dozens of south Louisiana service and supply companies facing potential bankruptcies of their own.
Source: The Advocate
Workers are leaving big cities. Can Lafayette attract them?
Tech and other knowledge workers are leaving megastar metros like New York and Seattle. Does Lafayette have what it takes to attract them?
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