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Louisiana Oil and Gas looks for fairness during Louisiana fiscal legislative session
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Louisiana Oil and Gas looks for fairness during Louisiana fiscal legislative session as the sixth special session starts today
Today, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and lt. Governor Billy Nungesser are addressing a large crowd in Lafayette Louisiana as part of a new promotion of “Our Louisiana”. The obvious goal is to fashion some type of settlement so that the State of Louisiana can balance this year’s budget and perhaps, create a fairer and more stable method to structure the receipt of revenues and the payment of government services. The special session, starting today, is the sixth--focused upon dealing with major shortages in the state’s budget.
Occupation licenses reforms won't occur with Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards
Written by Jeffrey Sadow
In the end, the lure of a sensible, popular reform lost out to politics as usual as practiced by Louisiana governors.At the beginning of the regular session just concluded, as part of his legislative package Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards included occupational licensing reform. It led to speculation that he might lead a move against unnecessary and onerous regulations that stifled business and professional development.
Louisiana legislature, "stupid is as stupid does" with higher ed non-funding
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by Ron Chapman
It has taken a while, but Louisiana has finally achieved the distinction of passing up Mississippi. After a lot of effort, finally, we are LAST in Education.
According to Wallethub, a credit scoring company, “Louisiana has the worst public school system in the nation.” The state scored 48th in Math, 48th in Reading, 45th in drop-out rates, and 47th in ACT scores. Only 29% of the population is college educated. That should not be surprising when the state scores 40th in college readiness and 44th in High School graduation percentages.
Governor Edwards, Lt. Guv Nungesser in "Our Louisiana" road show to open fiscal session
Written by Bayoubuzz Staff
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, in his sixth special session he will have called since he took office in 2016, apparantly has decided to break from the past, to mix things up a little bit and possibly surround himself among more friendly quarters when he opens the two-week budgetary battle-- with a speech.
Unlike the traditonal gubernatorial address held on the House of Representative floor, Edwards will take to the University of Lafayette campus. Along with him will be Republican Billy Nungesser, the Lt. Governor and other "stakeholders".
Budgetary chaos reigns at Louisiana capitol with special session
Written by Guest OpEDby Stephen Waguespack, President and CEO of Louisiana Business and Industry 
For almost three years, the state Capitol has been absolutely, positively one thing: chaotic.
The 6th special session during this time-period begins this week and will once again pit the Administration’s desire for tax revenue against the Legislature’s lack of consensus on that very topic. This plotline should sound familiar by now.
Louisiana legislature stands up against protesters damaging oil pipelines
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This just-completed Louisiana regular session was known, in part, for its division—left vs. right, Democrats vs. Republicans, House of Representatives vs. Senators. However, every once in a while, the legislators came to agreements.
Maness: Budget naysayers mainly on left not satisfied with Louisiana budget
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The Louisiana legislative session, part two, is finally coming to an end. Part one occurred earlier this year as a special fiscal session, in which the legislature could not agree upon a budget at all. However, given that the legislature could not raise revenues during the part two or regular session this year, that just might occur on Tuesday, when another special session kicks off, or, shall we say, legislative session, part three?
Why Louisiana Governor Edwards has difficulty with a Republican-controlled legislature?
Written by Stephen Sabludowsky
Why is Governor John Bel Edwards having so many problems with the Louisiana legislature? Is he simply a weak administrator who--for one reason or not--cannot get the Republican dominated legislative bodies to support his agenda? Or is he a strong governor who simply faces a recalcitrant republican-controlled legislature and GOP-based business community, who are using their political clout to limit his power for political purposes? Or, are there some other reasons?
Louisiana needs viable third party candidates, independent political party, not just Dems, GOP
Written by Jim Brown
Political parties are at a low ebb both in Louisiana and throughout the rest of the country. Public opinion often dips below 40% approval rating in numerous national and statewide polling. Voters continue to lose faith in how both Democrats and Republicans govern. When asked why people belong to a certain party, the negative views of the opposing party are often given. In other words, “I’m a Democrat because I can’t stand the "Republicans” and visa versa.
Waiting for Governor Edwards to tell Louisiana House to "put up or shut up" with budget
Written by Stephen Sabludowsky
Another spring, another special session.
Is it the sixth since Governor John Bel Edwards took over from Bobby Jindal? Like Sally Bowes sang in Cabaret, "maybe this time"?
As the Louisiana regular session comes to an abrupt close this week, the special session focused upon a gaping $650 million hole, begins Tuesday. After two successive shoo shoos fiscal sessions meant to make up the difference in what the state spent this year and what it has money to spend next year, it is hard to be very confident that a solution will come at hand.
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"Nanny state" seeks perfection driving cell phone ban legislation
Written by Jeff Crouere
Our Louisiana Legislature loves to pass laws that restrict the behavior of the residents of our state. This increases the power of the “Nanny State” government and also brings in needed revenue for bureaucracies.
The latest effort is a bill to ban the use of a handheld cell phone in a vehicle. The bill will lead to a large fine on the first offense and an even larger one on the next offense.
Did Governor Edwards play the nursing home scare card with Louisiana budget?
Written by Stephen Sabludowsky
It surely made a lot of noise and news in Louisiana and nationally as if the ceilings were collapsing on those least able to take care of themselves. Or, at least, that is what many of the Republicans and Conservatives are saying across the state.
This was the topic of discussion in part two of the video interview with John Kay, Louisiana director of the Americans for Prosperity, a national conservative group.
John Kay, Americans for Prosperity talks unanimous jury Louisiana legislation
Written by Stephen Sabludowsky
We have heard so much and so often in Louisiana that the legislators on the left cannot get along with those on the right. We read daily that Democrats and Republicans simply are acting as if they were in Washington DC rather than in Baton Rouge, that acrimony is the rule and cooperation, the exception.
Edwards scares nursing home seniors but has he sent letters to Pelicans and Saints?
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Is Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards being fair or is he "over the top", scaring seniors with potential "kick-you-out-of-nursing-homes" letters as a result of the budget standoff with the Republican House of Representatives? And why scare seniors, Governor Edwards, have you sent out contract-reduction letters to the Saints and the Pelicans?
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