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At noon on Monday, March 9, lawmakers will gavel in the 2026 Regular Session. They have until June 1 to pass laws, shape state policy, and decide what problems are worth solving — and which ones aren’t. On paper, it’s a 60-day legislative session inside an 85-day window . In reality, it’s a tightly choreographed…
Hundreds of community members, organizers, and advocates from across Louisiana converged Monday on the State Capitol for Reclaiming Justice Lobby Day, calling for urgent investment in education, housing, mental health care, infrastructure, and health access — and rejecting the state’s continued reliance on mass incarceration as public policy. Organized by groups including the Promise of…
On Monday, April 14, the Louisiana Legislature reconvenes for its 2025 session — kicking off debates on everything from taxes and schools to infrastructure and criminal justice. But if history is any guide, this session will likely offer more theater than transformation. Why? Because what happens (or doesn’t happen) in the Capitol’s committee rooms is…
