LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — On Friday, seven candidates will meet for a televised debate hosted by Nexstar Media Group. It will be the first appearance on a debate stage for Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, currently the frontrunner in the polls. The debate is ahead of the Oct. 14 primary election, where voters will decide who will replace […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – On This Week in Louisiana Politics, lawmakers are debating whether there should be a veto override session later this month. Many conservatives are angry over Governor John Bel Edwards vetoing a number of national bills and some criminal justice reform legislation. Shannon Heckt sits down with John Couvillon of JMC […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – On This Week in Louisiana Politics, Governor John Bel Edwards pushed out more vetoes including making changes to the state’s operating budget to fill in a cut to the Department of Health. HB1, written by Jerome Zeringue, R-Houma, gave the appropriate funding for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024. Edwards signed and […]