Gov. Jeff Landry will keep Louisiana’s longtime prisons chief in place
WEBJan 15, 2024 · By: Julie O'Donoghue - January 15, 2024 9:12 pm. Jimmy LeBlanc (Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections) Gov. Jeff Landry is going to keep Louisiana’s longtime prison chief in his position — for now. James “Jimmy” LeBlanc will continue to run the state Department of Public Safety and Corrections, in …
New Orleans jail to offer limited free phone calls, tablet access for ...
WEBAug 14, 2024 · NEW ORLEANS — During her successful 2021 campaign for Orleans Parish Sheriff, Susan Hutson criticized the high fees — more than 20 cents per minute — that detainees in the city’s jail pay to make phone calls, saying she would work to provide free phone service. Two and a half years into her tenure, she’s come a little closer to meeting that goal.
Louisiana Supreme Court to decide who stays in race for its …
WEBAug 16, 2024 · The Louisiana Supreme Court Building on Royal Street in New Orleans, Dec. 7, 2021. (Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator) The Louisiana Supreme Court issued an order Thursday afternoon saying its justices will consider a case over which candidates get to stay in the election for a seat on the high court. The …
Louisiana lawmaker who authored bill to reduce politicians’ ethics ...
WEBAug 15, 2024 · The Baton Rouge lawmaker who pushed through a new state law to reduce fines for political candidates who don’t file campaign finance reports on time has failed to submit her own paperwork properly several times over the 15 years she has been in public office.. State Rep. Denise Marcelle, a Democrat, missed deadlines to turn in campaign finance reports and personal financial disclosure forms ...
Gulf 'dead zone' is larger than average this year, the size of New ...
WEBAug 3, 2024 · In 2020, the Union of Concerned Scientists estimated the dead zone’s average annual cost in damages to fisheries and marine habitats at $2.4 billion. This year’s dead zone impacts a swath of marine habitat roughly the size of New Jersey, stretching from south Louisiana almost to Galveston, Texas. The Mississippi River meets the Gulf of ...
2 Democrats, Republican join race for Louisiana’s new majority …
WEBJul 17, 2024 · 1st Congressional District. U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, signed up by proxy to run for reelection Wednesday. Republican political consultant Jason Hebert turned in Scalise’s election paperwork to the Louisiana Secretary of State on behalf of the congressman.
LDEQ, Ascension agree to handle ‘red dust’ from alumina plant.
WEBAug 20, 2024 · GONZALES — The last Saturday in April started like many others for Ashanti White at her home in Pelican Point subdivision — warm and sunny. Then the sky turned red. “I was shocked the dust was so thick and coming so far,” White said. “We normally go to Rouses on Saturday mornings. But ...
Tribal food assistance program in shambles after USDA warehouse ...
WEBAug 14, 2024 · In February, USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service announced that the warehouses supplying the FDPIR and Commodity Supplemental Foods Program, for those 60 years and older, would be consolidated and served by a …
Louisiana’s long-serving prisons chief suddenly steps down
WEBAug 24, 2024 · By: Julie O'Donoghue - August 24, 2024 8:04 am. Jimmy LeBlanc (Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections) One of the country’s longest-serving prison system leaders will leave his position running the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections next week. James “Jimmy” LeBlanc spent 16 years overseeing the state’s ...
Nancy Landry runs away with Louisiana secretary of state race
WEBNov 18, 2023 · By: Wesley Muller - November 18, 2023 8:32 pm. Louisiana Illuminator illustration. Projections call for Republican Nancy Landry to defeat Democrat Gwen Collins-Greenup in the race for Louisiana secretary of state. Landry, who is not related to Gov.-elect Jeff Landry, was widely expected to run away with a win in Saturday’s general election.