April 22, 2024

Aspiring Troopers Report for Louisiana State Police Cadet Class #104

On April 21, 2024, 63 men and women arrived at the Louisiana State Police Training Academy to begin their training before earning the right to call themselves Louisiana State Troopers. Each Cadet brings their individual life experiences with them, culminating together into Cadet Class 104.
April 19, 2024

Mercury and fish advisories issued for 11 waterways

The Louisiana Departments of Health, Environmental Quality and Wildlife and Fisheries issued a series of fish consumption advisories for 11 bodies of water. Because of mercury contamination, there are now fish consumption advisories for 51 waterways in Louisiana and one for the Gulf of Mexico.
April 18, 2024

Bill proposed to greatly limit public access to government records

Louisianans may soon lose access to great swaths of government records currently made available upon request under the state public records law. The proposal, Senate Bill 482, which is backed by Gov. Landry, would bar access to “any records reflecting advisory opinions, recommendations and deliberations comprising part of a process by which governmental decisions and policies are formulated.”