Matthew Albright

Baton Rouge

Assistant Metro Editor at The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)

Politics editor at @nolanews and @theadvocatebr. Bring me pictures of Spider-Man. [email protected] (Banner pic courtesy of @jeritroser)

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A tournament by Saudi Arabia's LIV Golf could be coming to New Orleans. Here's what we know.

5 days ago | theadvocate.com | Matthew Albright

A new tournament in LIV Golf - the Saudi Arabian-sponsored professional golf league that was recently created as a competitor to the PGA Tour - could be coming to City Park in New Orleans, state officials say. On Sunday, the Senate Finance Committee amended the proposed budget for next year to add $7 million in incentives to attract the tournament.
Louisiana's John Bel Edwards discussed Senate run with top Democrat Chuck Schumer, NYT says

1 month ago | shreveportbossieradvocate.com | Matthew Albright

Former Gov. John Bel Edwards has talked with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer about a potential run for U.S. Senate in Louisiana, the New York Times reported Tuesday. In a story about how Schumer and other Democrats are trying to win a majority in the 2026 elections despite a map that heavily favors Republicans, the Times said Edwards, a Democrat, met with Schumer once by phone and once in person in Washington, citing a person briefed on the conversations.
Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy introduces bill to crack down on cockfighting, dogfighting

1 month ago | theadvocate.com | Matthew Albright |Matt Albright

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-Madisonville, has introduced a bill aimed at cracking down on cockfighting and dogfighting. Co-sponsored with Sen.
Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy introduces bill to crack down on cockfighting, dogfighting

1 month ago | nola.com | Matthew Albright |Matt Albright

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Dustin Yates becomes St. George's first elected mayor: 'This is a great moment'

2 months ago | theadvocate.com | Patrick Sloan-Turner |Deanna Narveson |Matthew Albright

Voters affirmed Dustin Yates’ leadership Saturday night, electing the interim mayor to steer St. George for the next four years. Yates defeated fellow Republican Jim Morgan 65% to 35%, according to complete but unofficial results. "This is a great moment. It's difficult to explain to folks what we've been through over the last so many years," Yates told supporters.
Live updates on Baton Rouge elections: See latest on St. George, constitutional amendments

2 months ago | theadvocate.com | Matthew Albright |Matt Albright

Baton Rouge voters are casting ballots today on issues that are important both locally and statewide. Across Louisiana, residents are choosing whether to approve four amendments to the Constitution. If approved, they could change how the state's courts are organized, how its tax system works and which juveniles can be charged as adults, among many other changes. Here's the full rundown on what each of them would do.
Head of Louisiana OMV resigns as agency struggles to fix computer system breakdown

2 months ago | shreveportbossieradvocate.com | Matthew Albright

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Is HHS Changing Shape under New Administration? – MedLearn Publishing

2 months ago | medlearn.com | Matthew Albright |Medicaid Services

Last Friday night, at nearly the last moment, Congress was able to keep the federal government open by passing a continuing resolution (CR) – that’s government-speak for kicking the can down the road. The president signed the CR the next day. The CR keeps the government open until September. The CR included a number of healthcare extensions, including for Medicare’s telehealth waivers and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital at Home demo and Special Diabetes Program.
Louisiana commercial fishing licenses to be briefly offered outside Baton Rouge, see details

2 months ago | theadvocate.com | Matthew Albright |Matt Albright

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will temporarily register new commercial fishing licenses and renew old ones at field offices around South Louisiana, officials announced Tuesday. That means commercial fishermen won't need to drive to Baton Rouge, as they normally do. During the selected periods, LDWF staff will also offer information on trip tickets, the mandatory process of reporting commercial seafood catches.
Louisiana commercial fishing licenses to be briefly offered outside Baton Rouge, see details

2 months ago | nola.com | Matthew Albright |Matt Albright

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Articles

A tournament by Saudi Arabia's LIV Golf could be coming to New Orleans. Here's what we know.

Louisiana's John Bel Edwards discussed Senate run with top Democrat Chuck Schumer, NYT says

Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy introduces bill to crack down on cockfighting, dogfighting

Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy introduces bill to crack down on cockfighting, dogfighting

Dustin Yates becomes St. George's first elected mayor: 'This is a great moment'

Live updates on Baton Rouge elections: See latest on St. George, constitutional amendments

Head of Louisiana OMV resigns as agency struggles to fix computer system breakdown

Is HHS Changing Shape under New Administration? – MedLearn Publishing

Louisiana commercial fishing licenses to be briefly offered outside Baton Rouge, see details

Louisiana commercial fishing licenses to be briefly offered outside Baton Rouge, see details

Journalists covering the same region

Lindsey Sablan

Corey Lazar

Tristan Baurick

Caroline Elliott

Nicondra Norwood

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