Bobby Jindal News

The Louisiana House on Tuesday snuffed out any chance of legislative passage of a Medicaid expansion to provide health insurance to some 400,000 of the state's working poor.

Though he certainly does not possess the political sway he did just one year ago, Bobby Jindal proved last week that even an unpopular governor can whip state lawmakers into line when the stakes are high.

The Louisiana Senate passed three pro-gun rights bills on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

Using social media websites like Facebook and Twitter while driving would be illegal in Louisiana if Gov.

Gov. Bobby Jindal and President and Chief Financial Officer Roy O. Martin, III of RoyOMartin-Martco Ltd.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal was in Bayou Corne Monday afternoon to hold a news conference on the current status of the giant sinkhole in Grand Bayou.

Back in their day, the tea party folks were riding high, fueling indignation over alleged government-run death panels, a treasonous Federal Reserve and the like.

Why? Because none of the scandals rocking Washington have touched the president, the modern Teflon man.

David A. Pickler, President of the National School Boards Association and member of Tennessee's Shelby County Board of Education, was featured in The Washington Post' s Answer Sheet today discussing the failures of school voucher schemes and the impact of the recent Louisiana Supreme Court ruling deeming their state's school voucher program ... (more)

Delgado's Culinary Arts Program faculty and students served a steady stream of hungry picnic-goers at Delgado Community College's Family Reunion Picnic Sept.

Matching federal Medicaid dollars for hospitals and nursing homes would increase under two constitutional amendments approved by the Senate Committee on Finance on Monday, May 20, 2013.

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has donated $10,000 to the New Hampshire Republican Party, stoking further speculation he is eyeing a run for president.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Republican, reportedly argued that the IRS officials responsible for targeting tea party and other conservative groups deserve jail time.

Gov. Scott Walker embarks on a speaking frenzy this week. He's set to keynote huge Republican gatherings in Connecticut and New York City, then head back to the Midwest to be the star of a GOP gathering in Iowa.

The Virginia Republican party will gather for its state convention in Richmond this Friday and Saturday to nominate candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general for the November election.

TOP TALKER WSJ lead story, "Higher-Ups Knew of IRS Case: Hearing Shows Obama Administration Officials Were Told in June 2012 of Probe Into Tea-Party Targeting," by John D. McKinnon, Siobhan Hughes and Damian Paletta : "The Internal Revenue Service's watchdog told top Treasury officials around June 2012 he was investigating allegations the tax ... (more)

When surveying the current legislative session in Baton Rouge a number of questions leap to mind.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will use a Saturday speech to Virginia Republicans to suggest the IRS officials who targeted conservative political organizations for scrutiny be sent to prison.

Gov. Bobby Jindal is seeking to privatize the operations of most LSU-run safety net hospitals that care for the poor and uninsured and that train many of Louisiana's medical students.

A panel discussion on coastal restoration will be held on Thursday at the Presbytere in Jackson Square.