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Rep. Jerome "Zee" Zeringue, R-Houma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, talks with a legislative staffer during the opening day of the Louisiana legislative session in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, April 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Louisiana House votes for $36B budget, federal aid spending

By Melinda Deslatte May. 06, 2021 06:23 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, file photo, a cameraman shoots from the end zone of an NFL football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Kansas City Chiefs, in New Orleans. Plans for $450 million in upgrades to New Orleans’ iconic Superdome have been disrupted because of financial troubles caused by the pandemic. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman, File)
Virus pandemic slows renovations to Superdome in New Orleans

By Melinda Deslatte Apr. 07, 2021 05:40 PM EDT

Bill against 'police defunding' advances in Louisiana House

By Melinda Deslatte Oct. 05, 2020 03:59 PM EDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's municipalities would risk losing state construction dollars if they move to “defund the police," under a measure advanced...

St. Louis Cardinals' Harrison Bader dives into third for a triple during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
McBroom, O'Hearn spark Royals to 5-4 victory over Cardinals

By Warren Mayes Aug. 26, 2020 12:21 AM EDT

Sen. Mike Fesi, R-Houma, standing, speaks with Sen. Louie Bernard, R-Natchitoches, on the Senate floor in the final hours of Louisiana's special legislative session, on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte) (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
Analysis: Jarring introduction for Louisiana's new lawmakers

By Melinda Deslatte Jul. 12, 2020 04:00 PM EDT

House agrees to shield Louisiana schools from COVID lawsuits

By Melinda Deslatte Jun. 23, 2020 06:01 PM EDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana K-12 schools and colleges would receive sweeping protections against civil lawsuits from students and teachers who contract...

Lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee read through budget documents on Thursday, May 21, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. The committee advanced a package of bills to close a $1 billion state budget gap, largely in line with plans recommended by Gov. John Bel Edwards. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
House GOP largely backing Louisiana governor's budget plan

By Melinda Deslatte May. 21, 2020 01:43 PM EDT

Members of the Louisiana House Appropriations Committee, some wearing masks and others not, listen to testimony by state commissioner of administration Jay Dardenne, seen on screen above, in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, May 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Louisiana lawmakers return to virus-related budget problems

By Melinda Deslatte May. 04, 2020 11:49 AM EDT