BATON ROUGE, LA – Tax time is here, and State Treasurer John Kennedy reminds taxpayers to check to see if the IRS owes them old federal income tax refunds.  “Over $1.3 million is owed to 1,3....

BATON ROUGE, LA – The State Bond Commission approved over $72 million for projects statewide and $5.2 million in savings by refinancing existing public debt at its January 19th meeting, according....

The State Bond Commission approved over $48 million for projects statewide and $11 million in savings by refinancing existing public debt at its December 15th meeting, according to State Treasure....

BATON ROUGE, LA – The Department of the Treasury’s Chief Financial Officer, Gary Hall, and Fiscal Manager, Jama Scivicque, have both received the Civil Service League’s Charles E. Dunbar, Jr. Awa....

Governor Jindal is right to try to fix our public schools. His proposal to put the best teacher in every classroom by changing the way we hire, fire, promote and pay teachers is critical.

Louisiana has hundreds of needed road projects, the most important of which is the completion of Interstate 49.  I-49 North from Shreveport to the Arkansas line will be completed relatively ....

Most people don’t think of education when they think of prison.  They think of punishment, lack of freedom and loss of rights.  They think of the old adage that crime doesn’t pay, which....

Louisiana will shortly be electing a governor, other statewide officials and a new legislature.  Here are five goals these new leaders should set for themselves, and for the state, for the n....

In its recent session, the Louisiana Legislature faced a $1.6 billion budget deficit, primarily due to the loss of one-time federal “stimulus” dollars from the Obama Administration.  (The de....