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Some Republican lawmakers call out Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards for "playing politics" during the override session.

A House committee voted to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco in Louisiana from 18 to 21.

A little over 370,000 Louisiana residents say they've used cannabis in the past month.

Teachers and Administrators might soon have to legally "spare the rod" when it comes to classroom discipline.

Louisiana Legislators are moving forward on smokable medical marijuana legislation in the first weeks of the new session.

The lawmaker is framing the bill as a way to raise revenue and as a way to ease the burden on the state's criminal justice system.

That proposed .22 cent increase in fuel taxes in Louisiana will not be debated in the upcoming session of the legislature. There is a simple reason why.

The proposed legislation would change the state's current motto, "Union, Justice, Confidence" which has been in use for decades.

The $250 hazardous pay stipend would be sent to Louisiana's frontline workers who meet certain requirements.

Louisiana lawmakers debate the real cost of offering tax-free promotional play to the state's gaming industry.

Louisiana lawmakers want to put $250 in the pockets of front-line workers who stayed on the job during the height of the pandemic.

The Louisiana House is set to debate tax rates for online fantasy sports after the measure was approved by a House committee yesterday.