23+ hour ago  (341+ words) A bill to raise the daily reimbursement rate for housing state inmates advanced with broad bipartisan support Tuesday, as Louisiana lawmakers seek to ease financial pressure on local correctional facilities while acknowledging the increase still falls short of covering true…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (283+ words) A bill is advancing through the Louisiana Legislature with bipartisan support that would shorten criminal sentences for incarcerated people who attain associate's degrees." House Bill 111 by Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, was advanced unanimously Tuesday by the Senate Committee on…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (15+ words) Lawsuit accuses State Police of cover up in De Soto Parish Sheriff's Office beating'Louisiana Illuminator...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (757+ words) Clouds pass over Tiger Stadium on March 20, 2023, on Louisiana State University's campus in Baton Rouge, La. (Matthew Perschall for Louisiana Illuminator) As state lawmakers call for increased transparency into university finances in Louisiana, a legislative committee has advanced a bill…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (394+ words) Louisiana lawmakers have advanced a bill to require state election officials send personal information on all registered voters to the federal government for further scrutiny. (Getty Images) Beaullieu's bill is distinct from a federal proposal titled the Safeguard American Voter…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (630+ words) State lawmakers have advanced a variety of new proposals to continue Louisiana's crackdown on the mislabeling and misrepresentation of imported seafood." A Louisiana House committee approved two bills Thursday that would give more power to the state Department of Agriculture…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (321+ words) Lying about having served in the military could soon carry a serious prison sentence in Louisiana." Senate Bill 51, sponsored by Sen. Caleb Kleinpeter, R-Port Allen, cleared the state Senate with unanimous support Tuesday and will head to the House of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (825+ words) Louisiana school district leaders are grappling with how and when they will be required to display the Ten Commandments after a court order preventing a 2024 law from taking effect was vacated last month. It cleared the way for the displays…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (337+ words) Chronic wasting disease is slowly spreading through Louisiana deer populations. (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries) Another case of chronic wasting disease, an always-fatal disease that infects deer, has been detected in Louisiana outside of the state's existing disease prevention…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (619+ words) Clouds pass over Tiger Stadium on Monday, March 20, 2023, on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La. (Matthew Perschall for Louisiana Illuminator) Louisiana Illuminator reporter Piper Hutchinson, joined by WAFB-TV investigative reporter Chris Nakamoto and Tiger Rag Executive Editor Todd Horne, is…...