NORTHWEATERN STATE

Legislative Session Wrap-UpAs the 2026 Regular Legislative Session concluded this week, lawmakers approved several measures that will have important implications for higher education, workforce development, and Louisiana’s long-term economic competitiveness.

Ready Louisiana Coalition calls on Legislature to invest in early childhood education

Ready Louisiana Coalition Calls on Legislature to Invest in Early Childhood Education During 2026 Legislative Session Members of the Ready Louisiana Coalition joined together for Early Ed Day at the Capitol to urge the Louisiana legislature to invest in early childhood education.The Coalition,...

Louisiana lawmakers deliver most comprehensive workforce overhaul in 10 years LBL says

Leaders for a Better Louisiana today released its analysis of the 2026 Louisiana Legislative Session, concluding that lawmakers produced the most comprehensive package of workforce legislation the state has seen in more than ten years — a direct response to more than $100 billion in announced...

Reading a Good Book

June has always been my special month to read extensively. No how to, general information, politics, or any other type of practical knowledge reading. It’s always been fiction.

Ask Rusty:

I’m being Released from Incarceration. What Are My Social Security Options?Ask Rusty – I’m being Released from Incarceration. What Are My Social Security Options?Dear Rusty: In a previous column, you wrote about people who filed for Social Security late in life.

America’s Version of ‘One Flew Over “the Cuckoo’s Nest’

Sometimes, as someone once said, “Truth is stranger than fiction.”Such is certainly the case these days in these former “United States of America:” for we are anything but united.

LDI partners with NICB and 4WARN to third-party litigation tactics

LDI Partners with NICB and 4WARN to Combat Third-Party Litigation Funding Marketing Tactics The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) has partnered with the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) and digital intelligence company 4WARN to warn consumers about digital tactics used by opportunists...

Time to Hunt and Eat Alligators

Big news from the Louisiana Legislature. A new law has been passed that will allow a season for the recreational hunting of alligators.In the past, you could only get a commercial license. But now, all you hunters can go after a gator just for the fun of it. Now don’t dismiss the opportunity.

State representative says his goal is simple---affordability

State Rep. Alonzo Knox has introduced a package of legislation ahead of Louisiana’s Legislative Session beginning March 9, focused on providing practical financial relief to working families, seniors, and young single residents facing rising everyday costs.Rep. Knox’s Affordability Agenda centers...

Kennedy says medical bills gutting Americans ‘like a fish’

this week today introduced the Protecting Americans from Treatment- related Credit Harm (PATCH) Act, a bill that would prevent credit reporting agencies from including medical debt on consumer credit reports.“Fair-minded Americans know medical debt is different from a mortgage or a car loan.