5. 1973 -Voters approve new state constitution This was Edwin Edward’s greatest success was getting a new constitution across the finish line. The referendum was a study of the geographic shift in state elections. Years later other states needing to upgrade their legal structure studied how Edwa...
The legislation had been killed by a Senate committee last month. But amid mounting pressure from state Attorney General Jeff Landry and the Republican Party of Louisiana, GOP lawmakers successfully resurrected the bill. The Senate passed the gender affirming medical...
Another item addresses possible changes in the way the state Supreme Court regulates judicial disciplinary and ethics proceedings and elections to fill judicial vacancies. Related Stories Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signs income and corporate tax cuts passed by GOP-dominated legislature ...
state Senate, state House, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Public Service Commission. The process ultimately affects which political parties, viewpoints and people control the government bodies that write laws, set utility
A military museum director at Louisiana State University is mounting a legal counter-offensive against an unsuccessful Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate, Doug Mastriano, arguing that the GOP state senator’s defamation lawsuit against him should be dismissed. ...
Louisiana State Government Michael O’Keefe O’Keefe served in the state senate from the New Orleans area from 1960-1983. He rose to become the Senate President. But in 1983, O’Keefe was convicted on mail fraud and obstruction of justice. He was suspected of cheating business partners out ...
Louisiana State Government Michael O’Keefe O’Keefe served in the state senate from the New Orleans area from 1960-1983. He rose to become the Senate President. But in 1983, O’Keefe was convicted on mail fraud and obstruction of justice. He was suspected of cheating business partners out ...
Associated PressDec. 18, 2024 A Trailing North Carolina Supreme Court Candidate Asks the Court to Get Involved in His Race A trailing candidate in a very close election last month for the North Carolina Supreme Court has asked that court to get involved legally in hi...
and further reducing the influence of New England Federalists in national affairs. President Jefferson was an enthusiastic supporter of westward expansion, and held firm in his support for the treaty. Despite Federalist objections, the U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana treaty on October 20, 1803....
The U.S. Senate ratified the pact in a vote of 85-1, but only after noting that U.S. would still reserve the right to self-defense or to act against any nations that broke the agreement. Later, 47 other countries would sign the pact. Despite this and other anti-war efforts,...