Louisiana’s prison system has its faults and one of them is that prisoners are not always released until long after their prison terms expire. According to recent news releases, many sentences including those in the […]
Boat, ATV and tractor shows along with great deals on hunting, fishing gear The 40th Annual Louisiana Sportsman Show and Festival, Louisiana’s largest outdoor and boat show, will be held March 14-17 at the Lamar-Dixon […]
At any point in time there is $850 million to $900 million in unclaimed money that is owed to Louisiana citizens. Our dedicated employees work hard to return this money every day, but as fast […]
Incident marked third time state police vehicle hit in area since 2012 A Louisiana State Trooper is reportedly expected to make a full recovery after he was hospitalized following an incident where his vehicle was […]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released new research recently revealing distracted driving continues to increase – mostly due to smartphone use and other behaviors. According to the study, manipulating a cellphone (texting, reading, […]
Some $350 million is currently being planned for use in protecting coastal areas in southeastern Louisiana which has been in the planning stage for nearly half a century. Nearly $300 million of that amount is […]
A key question is starting to become harder to ignore in Louisiana… and it has everything to do with the latest in what is becoming a long list of tax controversies created in the last […]
When I was first elected to the job of State Treasurer a year ago, one of my goals was to educate the public about the many different functions of the Treasurer’s Office. I’ve written several […]
I like some mums and I cannot lie. We often purchase chrysanthemums (“mums”) as potted plants to give a little short-term color to fall displays. But once the blooms fade, do we toss them? Leave […]
When Johnny Bradberry was appointed to serve as Gov. John Bel Edwards’ executive assistant for coastal activities and chairman of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), he claims it was those years after Hurricane […]
While there will be many twists, turns and surprises that are hard to predict, there is one thing we all know for sure about 2019: there is no doubt it will be action packed. In […]
When it comes to tax increases, the last three years in Louisiana have produced one batch of bad news after another. Nine legislative sessions in three years. Several billion more tax dollars paid. All in […]
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