Louisiana

Governor Landry's Press Conference on Constitutional Convention - April 25, 2024

Governor Jeff Landry announced new appointments to serve on the Ascension-St. James Airport and Transportation Authority, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, Louisiana Educational Television Authority, Louisiana Housing Corporation, and the Louisiana Real Estate Commission.

Louisiana State Senator Blake Miguez of District 22 issued a statement on his Facebook page about Senate Bill (SB) 195 that "Provides relative to work requirements within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program".

Following his visit to some of the hardest hit areas, Governor Jeff Landry signed an emergency declaration for the severe storms and tornadoes that took place on April 10, 2024.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) held a press conference today at its headquarters in Baton Rouge to mark the beginning of National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW).

Governor Jeff Landry traveled to West Feliciana and St. Tammany parishes to survey damage from the tornadoes, hurricane force winds, hail, and flooding that affected our state last Wednesday.

The Louisiana House of Representatives passed House Bill (HB) 745 on April 8, 2024, to give parents a choice in their child's education. The bill will go to the Louisiana Senate.

This legislative session has had a robust discussion of the implementation of Educational Spending Accounts or ESAs.

Governor Jeff Landry announced four recipients of the Delta Regional Authority’s Delta Workforce Grant Program (DWP).

Senate Bill 379, aimed at stopping the installation of speed-monitoring cameras on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge, passed unanimously in the Senate Committee on Transportation.