House panel advances education savings account bill, despite cost concerns
The Louisiana GATOR Scholarship program passed the House Appropriations Committee in a 13-8 vote Tuesday despite concerns over cost and implementation.
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Julie Emerson
Closed party primary bill moves rapidly in special session
The bill would switch Louisiana to a closed system in which candidates of the same party face off in their own partisan primary election.
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Attorney general, legislators call for restricting minors’ access to library materials
His “Protecting Innocence” report includes excerpts from several books Landry singled out after a months-long investigation into public libraries.
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Legislative Roundup: What Lafayette lawmakers got done in Baton Rouge
Bills passed by Lafayette legislators this session will affect constituents including massage therapists, disabled veterans, postsecondary students with disabilities, teachers called to military duty, bingo players, fishing boat guides, members of the Krewe of Bonaparte and drunken school bus drivers.
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Senate, House approve compromises on abortion reporting, vaccine discrimination, ‘tampon tax’ exemption
HB423 by Rep. Julie Emerson, R-Carencro will require hospitals to submit quarterly reports to the Louisiana Department of Health on treatments for abortion complications.
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Senate passes avalanche of minor bills, constitutional amendment in rare Sunday session
Dozens of bills were deferred Sunday, including HB423 by Rep. Julie Emerson, R-Carencro, which would require hospitals to compile quarterly reports on people treated for abortion complications and submit them to the Department of Health.
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After heated debates, House approves mandatory kindergarten at 5, kills continuing movie credits
Mandatory kindergarten at age 5 and the perennial argument over whether Louisiana is getting its $180-million-a-year’s worth from movie business tax credits consumed over an hour of debate each.
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House passes Bryant’s resolution to ‘study’ legal marijuana
Under Bryant’s HR1, the House Criminal Justice Committee, of which he is a member, would conduct the study and report its findings to the Legislature at least 14 days before next year’s regular session.
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Roundup: Legal marijuana delayed again; sales tax collection passes Senate; early voting for president expanded
Already punted twice, floor debate on marijuana legalization was rescheduled for Tuesday. Also postponed was a bill to allow industrial polluters to audit themselves.
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Brief: Orphan wells, voluntary industrial audits and abortion reporting
Lafayette area reps are moving bills waiving taxes on re-opened orphaned wells and creating new reporting requirements for abortions.
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