Louisiana Budget Project Says Bill 186 Will Strip Child Support Payments From Children in Need; Rep. Bacala Says Otherwise

April 1, 2021

Louisiana State Representative Tony Bacala, Republican representing Ascension Parish, has been in the crosshairs of Twitter recently, specifically of Jan Moller, Executive Director of the Louisiana Budget Project, and Louisiana Democrats. Moller recently tweeted that, “A Louisiana legislator wants state government to confiscate child support payments from poor kids to help pay their Medicaid costs.” […]


“There Are No Real Rules” Louisiana Task Force Approves Lenient Officer Shooting Internal Investigation Regulations

January 21, 2021

On Thursday, the Police Training, Screening, and De-escalation Task Force approved numerous new regulations that they believe will enable better policing in Louisiana.  Their longest debate centered around whether law enforcement agencies should be allowed to internally investigate when their officer’s shoot people and it results in a death or serious injury.  The Task Force […]


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