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1 week ago | 
nola.com | Alyse Pfeil
Representatives of the regional electric grid operator and Entergy went before the Louisiana Public Service Commission on Wednesday and offered a little more detail about the sudden, hourslong outage in New Orleans over Memorial Day weekend that left 100,000 customers without power.
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1 week ago | 
nola.com | Alyse Pfeil
Louisiana state Sen. Blake Miguez, R-New Iberia, announced his candidacy Tuesday for U.S. Senate, with an opening salvo targeting the incumbent Bill Cassidy's 2021 vote to impeach President Donald Trump.
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1 week ago | 
theadvocate.com | Alyse Pfeil
President Donald Trump's top small business official visited Baton Rouge on Monday to drum up support for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, saying that the legislation will unleash "a blue-collar boom.""This bill is pro-small business. It's pro-worker. It's pro-family," said Kelly Loeffler, who was appointed in February to helm the Small Business Administration, a federal agency that helps small businesses with loans, counseling and other resources.
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2 weeks ago | 
nola.com | Alyse Pfeil
The Louisiana Legislature could gain authority over which state employees get civil service protections after lawmakers approved a proposed constitutional amendment this week — but voters will have the final say during an April election. Louisiana’s civil service system is meant to limit political patronage and retaliation and gives public-sector employees protection against being fired.
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2 weeks ago | 
nola.com | Alyse Pfeil |Meghan Friedmann
With just an hour left in the regular session, the Louisiana Senate on Thursday killed a controversial bill that would have barred companies from owning both pharmacy benefits managers and pharmacies. That decision defied Gov. Jeff Landry, who said he would call the legislature back in for a special session to address the PBM issue. “Yes we will have a special to lower prescription drugs for our citizens. It's that important!" Landry said in a statement through a spokesperson.
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2 weeks ago | 
nola.com | Alyse Pfeil
The same week that the Louisiana Legislature approved a plan to overhaul the state Department of Transportation and Development, Gov. Jeff Landry announced major leadership changes at the transportation agency. Glenn Ledet, executive director of Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, will take the helm as DOTD secretary beginning Monday.
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2 weeks ago | 
theadvocate.com | Alyse Pfeil
For the last year, Gov. Jeff Landry and state lawmakers have been calling for fundamental change at the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, demanding quicker fixes to the state’s road and bridge problems. This week, legislators from both parties overwhelmingly approved a package of bills intended to institute their demands. Proponents call it a major step toward reforming an agency they’ve accused of being historically unresponsive and underperforming.
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2 weeks ago | 
nola.com | Alyse Pfeil
For the last year, Gov. Jeff Landry and state lawmakers have been calling for fundamental change at the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, demanding quicker fixes to the state’s road and bridge problems. This week, legislators from both parties overwhelmingly approved a package of bills intended to institute their demands. Proponents call it a major step toward reforming an agency they’ve accused of being historically unresponsive and underperforming.
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2 weeks ago | 
nola.com | Alyse Pfeil |Matt Albright |Meghan Friedmann
A bill that could reshape the landscape of Louisiana pharmacies emerged on the second-to-last day of the legislative session, provoking a furious debate on the House floor and a massive public lobbying campaign from drug-store chain CVS. House Bill 358 surfaced Wednesday afternoon from a conference committee with a major new addition: It would ban pharmacy benefits managers from owning pharmacies.
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2 weeks ago | 
shreveportbossieradvocate.com | Alyse Pfeil |Matthew Albright |Meghan Friedmann
A bill that could reshape the landscape of Louisiana pharmacies emerged on the second-to-last day of the legislative session, provoking a furious debate on the House floor and a massive public lobbying campaign from drug-store chain CVS. House Bill 358 surfaced Wednesday afternoon from a conference committee with a major new addition: It would ban pharmacy benefits managers from owning pharmacies.
