BATON ROUGE, La. — Attorney General Jeff Landry and a Republican state lawmaker filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block Gov. John Bel Edwards’ plans to add the COVID-19 vaccine to Louisiana’s immunization schedule for schools and college…
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John Bel Edwards, Louisiana governor, overrules lawmakers, enacts vaccine mandate for schools
BAOTN ROUGE, La. — Gov. John Bel Edwards notified House lawmakers Tuesday that he’s adding the COVID-19 vaccine to Louisiana’s immunization schedule for schools and colleges despite their attempt to block the new regulation from taking effect. As…
Bipartisan group of lawmakers votes to block Louisiana governor’s vaccine mandate for students
BATON ROUGE, La. — A bipartisan group of Louisiana lawmakers Monday voted against Gov. John Bel Edwards’ coronavirus vaccine requirement for some students, but the Democratic governor intends to overrule the rejection and add the shot to the immu…
Louisiana voters give mixed decision to ballot’s tax changes
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana voters Saturday appeared to make a split decision on Republican legislative leaders’ push to rewrite tax laws, agreeing to detangle state income tax collections from federal tax payments but refusing to centraliz…