Politics

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (874+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Individuals across Louisiana can discuss possible future highway construction priorities as state transportation officials stop in multiple cities. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) Road Show series on proposed projects for the upcoming…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (250+ words) Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority tenants gathered at Mark Center on Oct. 7 to hear from ARHA and city leadership about erroneous ledgers, evictions and ongoing maintenance issues. The forum was organized by current ARHA tenant Ronesha Parker and former ARHA…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (541+ words) (KTAL/KMSS) – The 2026 mid-term election is Tuesday, November 3, and in addition to choosing local, parish, and Congressional leadership, Louisiana voters are being asked to consider 10 constitutional amendments. A vote for this amendment would provide a special higher property tax exemption…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (201+ words) Board of Architectural Review LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held by the Board of Architectural Review on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, on the following applications:…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1158+ words) Louisiana voters will be confronted with 10 proposed constitutional amendments when they cast their ballots this fall, and state lawmakers are asking them to approve several aimed at keeping down property taxes. Five amendments dealing with property taxes are part of…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (285+ words) (The Center Square) – Louisiana has restored active status to all voters mistakenly classified as inactive during a database maintenance error Monday that affected about 67,000 people. Trey Williams, deputy secretary of state for communications and policy, told The Center Square the…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (385+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia state lawmakers approved a set of priorities for governing chat bots ahead of the next General Assembly session, with specific concerns about the potential harm posed to children. In a meeting Thursday, the Joint Commission on Technology…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (706+ words) Community members mingle as they walk into the well-attended Foster Care Community Collaborative event at Family Youth Service Center on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Department of Children & Family Services Secretary David Matlock is handed a pamphlet during the Foster Care Community Collaborative…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (534+ words) While the Baton Rouge area is expected to avoid the worst impacts of Tropical Storm Isaias, emergency officials are reminding Louisiana residents that hurricane season is far from over. The Houthis have claimed responsibility for the attacks, which mark an…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (313+ words) Voters across Virginia will decide on 64 local ballot measures on Nov. 3, more than four times as much as the November 2024 election. Ballotpedia has covered every local ballot measure in Virginia beginning in 2023. Between 2023 and 2026, an average of about 24 measures were…...