Louisiana: 10 Million in State Tax Refunds Headed For Unclaimed Property Department

Thousands of LA taxpayers have until Sept. 15 to claim more than $10 million in income tax refunds, or the money will be turned over to the state’s unclaimed property program... Read More »

Gov. Edwards Temporarily Reinstates LA Statewide Mask Mandate

Gov. John Bel Edwards has temporarily reinstated Louisiana’s statewide mask mandate indoors for all people age five and older as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise across Louisiana, threatening the ability of Louisiana’s hospitals to deliver care during this fourth surge of COVID. Louisiana is currently in the worst surge of the COVID-19 pandemic so far in terms of case growth rate, percent positivity and hospitalizations... Read More »

OMV Implements New Safety Protocols Amid COVID-19 Surge

To help stop the spread of COVID-19, facial coverings will be required inside all Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles locations beginning Monday, July 26, 2021... Read More »

West Congress and Guilbeau Road Intersection Now Open

Lafayette Consolidated Government confirms that the intersection at W. Congress and Guilbeau Road is open... Read More »

Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center Relaunches Website and Network

Businesses should join the LABEOC Network to be part of a connected web of public, private, and nonprofit sectors working together during a disaster... Read More »

Analysis Shows Louisiana Has Highest Combined Sales Tax In U.S.

According to a new midyear analysis by a national tax policy nonprofit, Louisiana has the highest combined sales tax rate in the country... Read More »

LDWF Accepting Houseboat Mooring Lottery Applications for 2021-2022 Hunting Season at Atchafalaya Delta WMA

LDWF is accepting lottery applications for houseboat mooring sites on Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area (WMA) for the 2021-22 hunting season through Aug. 12... Read More »

Biden Blasts Republicans Over Voting Law Changes

“The Texas Democrats who have pulled this political stunt by flying to Washington, D.C. almost surely had to show ID to get on their jet, yet they’re throwing a fit because they don’t want basic election integrity steps strengthened in Texas,” said Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas... Read More »

Two Louisiana Men Arrested in TN Human Trafficking Sting

An undercover investigation, aimed at addressing human trafficking in middle Tennessee, resulted in the arrest of 18 men accused of seeking illicit sex from minors...* Read More »

Bollinger Shipyards Christens Ocean Transport Barge Holland for General Dynamics Electric Boat

New OTB will support the construction and maintenance of the nation’s new class of ballistic-missile submarines... Read More »

Eastern Shipbuilding Group and Bayou Metal Supply Partner to Build New Coast Guard Patrol Program

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc announces exclusive partnership with Louisiana’s Bayou Metal Supply to provide material and labor in support of the production of U. S. Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter Program... Read More »

Louisiana Boat Builder Delivers New Patrol Boats

The Lincoln County (NC) Sheriff’s Office has taken delivery of a new patrol boat build by Louisiana-based boat builder / shipbuilder Metal Shark... Read More »