State of Louisiana

Gov. John Bel Edwards objected to a spending plan that would impose cuts of more than 24% on most state agencies.

Gov. John Bel Edwards has called lawmakers to the capitol on May 22 to deal with the budget deficit.

Louisiana plans to ask firms if their policies “infringe on the constitutionally protected rights” of citizens to lawfully keep and bear arms.

With lawmakers failing to address a $1 billion budget deficit, S&P said “uncertainty about fiscal 2019 now looms over Louisiana.”

After failing to approve new revenue in a special session, lawmakers now must pass a fiscal 2019 budget without enough revenue to fund state priorities.

Gov. John Bel Edwards called a special session for Feb. 19 in attempt to end a partisan stalemate that has stymied fiscal reform efforts for two years.

A joint transportation committee is the first of two panels to approve issuing $600 million of grant anticipation revenue vehicle bonds.

Ohio businessman Dan Slane said his list of 50 emergency and national security projects is "going nowhere."

Gov. John Bel Edwards released a spending plan for 2019 targeting health care and higher education to bridge much of the deficit.

Treasurer John Schroder took office Tuesday saying he will push for overhauling the state’s tax system.