A bill to prevent the state’s use of eminent domain to support carbon capture storage and pipelines failed 12-7 in an extraordinarily tense House committee hearing Tuesday, March 31 in Baton Rouge. House Bill 7, authored by House Speaker Pro Temp Mike Johnson, R-Pineville, marked an attempt to rever...

Louisiana is still facing a shortage of about 1,200 teachers, according to testimony at a House hearing last week. The shortage was more severe during the COVID-19 pandemic, when classrooms across the state struggled to keep staff as thousands of teachers retired over health concerns or work difficu...

Louisiana Pre-K–12 education has achieved its highest-ever ranking in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best States rankings. The state rose to 37th in the nation for Pre-K–12 education, up from 40th last year. This marks Louisiana’s third straight year of growth on this national indicator.“Louisi...

Gov. Jeff Landry and Louisiana insurance commissioner Tim Temple are at odds over how to fix the state’s insurance cost crisis--one of the most import...

The House Education Committee advanced a bill last week to update funding for TOPS college scholarships and create a new award for the highest-scoring...

It’s not often that Louisiana leads the country in any category. But for several years, the state has gone above and beyond in one category: sales tax...