Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 10 a.m. Location: Livingston Parish Council Chambers Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call 4. Public Comments – See message at bottom of agenda 5. Approval of Minutes • Regular Meeting 4/14/26 – Action 6. Approval of Financial […]

n May 16, 2026, Louisiana will host its first closed party primary election in more than 15 years (Early Voting is already taking place). In a new report, Louisiana Progress, a nonprofit public policy organization that advocates for poor and working-class Louisianans, details the background of this shift in Louisiana’s election structure and estimates the […]

The return of the USS Kidd to its protective cradle along the Baton Rouge riverfront has been temporarily delayed due to historically low water levels on the Mississippi River.  While this development prevents the ship’s scheduled reinstallation in May, the team behind the beloved historic vessel remains optimistic and energized about her eventual return to […]

Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming, M.D., today expressed strong support for a multistate coalition of attorneys general who have raised concerns with major credit rating agencies regarding the use of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria in determining creditworthiness. On April 22, 2026, a group of 23 state attorneys general signed a letter that was […]

The United States Supreme Court allowed its decision in Callais v. Louisiana—which struck down Louisiana’s unconstitutional congressional map—to take effect immediately, just a week after the historic victory for Louisiana voters by Attorney General Liz Murrill and her team. By issuing its judgment right away, the Court removed the usual waiting period and ensured that […]

Dear Editor: After reading the recent Breitbart article about the Most Favored Nation Policy, I’m reminded of one constant: Government control in markets never works. When European countries enacted similar policies in the 1980s, their invention rates plummeted as America overtook them by the early 1990s. Why? The United States’ attractive policies toward innovation and […]

REMINDER: If you like it, lock it! Sheriff Bobby Webre and detectives with the APSO Property Crime’s Unit want to remind all of our residents to lock your car. It is not uncommon to see an uptick in vehicle burglaries during the holidays, especially as you stock up on gifts. You can always report suspicious […]

A three-judge panel on the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has stayed the Biden administration’s 2023 REMS nationwide. This means that prescribers cannot lawfully mail abortion drugs into Louisiana. The in-person dispensing of mifepristone is again required while the litigation proceeds “The Biden abortion cartel facilitated the deaths of thousands of Louisiana babies (and millions […]