Author: Jacob Mathews | The Center Square

(The Center Square) — In Louisiana, violent and property crime numbers across the state have dropped from recent years. Despite this, a survey earlier this year from the Manship School at LSU found that 72% of Louisiana residents say the amount of crime has increased in the past few years, with 41% saying crime is…

(The Center Square) — Saturday’s election in Louisiana was focused on constitutional amendments and parish and municipal races and turnout was low in both Bossier and Caddo parishes.  Turnout for the four constitutional amendments ranged between about 5.5% to 6.2% for the two parishes. One mayoral election saw over 50% turnout, but the other races…

(The Center Square) — Saturday’s election in Louisiana was focused on constitutional amendments and parish and municipal races and turn out was low in both Bossier and Caddo parishes. Turnout for the four constitutional amendments ranged between about 5.5% to 6.2% for the two parishes. One mayoral election saw over 50% turnout, but the other…

(The Center Square) — After years on the endangered species list, black bears will once again be hunted in Sportsman’s Paradise. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry made the announcement during a news conference Monday alongside Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Madison Sheahan. “Black bears were once threatened here in Louisiana, however because of the incredible…

(The Center Square) — Tax rates, loans, and bonds for local governments were discussed and approved during the Louisiana Bond Commission meeting last week. The only agenda item regarding taxes was for approval of an increase in millage rates, or property taxes, for the Calcasieu Parish and city of Lake Charles. The approval of the…

(The Center Square) — Louisiana ranked 44th worst in state population changes attributable to interstate migration in a study of the 2021-2022 timeframe. The Tax Foundation used the IRS and some other non-governmental data to grade each state and county or parish. The Pelican State’s net loss of residents relative to the population was 0.57%,…

(The Center Square) – Juvenile justice in Louisiana lacks the funding needed to properly support the increasing number of youth offenders. That’s why legislators during the first meeting of the Criminal Justice Priority Funding Commission on Monday discussed ways to prioritize money for juvenile expenses. The commission was created in June when the governor signed…

(The Center Square) – Registration for Medicaid in Louisiana dropped 18.5% from about 2.1 million to 1.7 million over the last 12 months, according to a recent report. More than two-thirds of nonrenewals were terminated for procedural reasons, meaning registration forms incorrectly completed or not completed. Across the United States, about 1 in 3 Medicaid…