For the second time in three days, dozens of Anti-Mask, Anti-Vax protestors have disrupted a meeting of a Louisiana public body. Monday protestors created a near melee Monday at the Louisiana House Health & Welfare Committee meeting. Today, Louisiana’s Board of Elementary and Second Education (BESE) adjourned abruptly because demonstrators refused to wear masks in […]
When Teedy (Mayor LaToya Cantrell) issues her new advisory on Thursday suggesting – but not mandating – that vaccinated and unvaccinated people wear masks indoors and maintain six feet of separation, it reminded us once again of the serious toll the pandemic is still having on our citizens and the economy. As health officials continue […]
Though Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has been a vocal opponent of the value of COVID vaccinations, Landry recently acquired new stock in Johnson and Johnson, one of the companies producing the vaccines In his annual disclosure form filed with Landry's state ethics board, Landry indicated that he owns common stock in Johnson and Johnson […]
Once again, the Louisiana legislature is threatening the rights of transgender students in sports. On Tuesday, Governor John Bel Edwards struck down a bipartisan bill, SB 156, the "“Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.” Nevertheless, the legislature has decided not to give up, instead indicating that they may convene a legislative session just to override the […]
On Wednesday, Louisiana lawmakers voted to make kindergarten mandatory in Louisiana for all five-year-olds, passing Senate Bill 10. The bill sailed through the Senate with a unanimous vote of 38-0, while the House of Representatives supported it with a vote of 70-32, sending it to the governor's desk. Governor John Bel Edwards is in favor […]
In Louisiana, it's not uncommon for bills that stink of corruption to fly through the legislature. However, Senate Bill 203 has really outdone itself in regard to malfeasance. The bill, sponsored by Senator Mack A. "Bodi" White Jr. will not only legalize conflicts of interest on the Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission in the […]
Bambi Polotzola is a life-long teacher, a community organizer, lover of people, activist on several fronts and the mother of a young adult with autism. As Director of the Governor's Office of Disabilities, she fights every day to ensure that the thousands of Louisiana citizens who have a disability get the opportunities and […]
On Wednesday, the Louisiana Senate Education Committee approved legislation SB 156 that will restrict transgender youth from participating in public school athletics, by forbidding them from participating on the sports teams that matches their gender identity. State Senator Beth Mizell has defended the bill, which she authored, by saying its purpose is not to attack […]
Former state Senator J.P. Morrell said today that Senate Bill 226, if approved as written, could likely end up in court because it would force Orleans and four other parishes to pay for the costs associated with an agreement that was negotiated between state and federal government. Morrell previously chaired the state Senate’s powerful Revenue […]
Governor John Bel Edwards made the news on Friday when he criticized Lafayette's city government concerning their mask mandate vote. In a live interview with the Washington Post's opinion columnist, Karen Tumulty, he was asked, " Governor Edwards, you've had some push back on this mask mandate. The Lafayette City Council voted to reject it. What […]
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