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The Senate appears well on the way to follow the lead of the House and pass a bipartisan budget deal that eases some of the automatic budget cuts known as sequester.

State Sen. Elbert Guillory , R-Opelousas, who got plenty of ink earlier this year when he switched his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, told Lafayette radio station KPEL-FM he intends to run for lieutenant governor in 2015.

If federal prosecutors have their way, former Environmental Protection Agency employee and climate expert John Beale could get 30 months in prison for pretending to be working for the CIA in Pakistan to avoid doing his actual job.

Major newspapers in Louisiana have been largely silent about the burgeoning state political career of Family Research Council president Tony Perkins, mostly ignoring the hate group leader's history of extreme anti-LGBT politics.

The U.S. House finally caught the holiday spirit and came together to approve a two-year budget deal on an overwhelming 332-to-94 vote in order to avoid another government shutdown in mid-January.

With an open field uncluttered by an incumbent, look for the 2015 governor's race to be a political blockbuster of big names and big dollars.

Democratic Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu released a television commercial of her own on Monday portraying that she has kept her promise about American insureds's keeping their health insurance.

Wendy Vitter, wife of U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., will not testify at the criminal trial of former Commissioner Murphy Painter of the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, prosecutors and defense attorneys announced Thursday.

A dozen Republican senators have introduced a bill that would bar the government from denying any person or group tax-exempt status for exercising their religious beliefs, effectively giving individuals a 'license to discriminate' against LGBT couples The proposed Marriage and Religious Freedom Act, authored by Sen. Mike Lee of Utah , would allow ... (more)

A high-level Environmental Protection Agency official is under scrutiny for allegedly approving expenses for former agency executive John Beale, who pleaded guilty earlier this year of defrauding the government out of nearly $900,000 in pay, travel expenses, and bonuses.

Washington attorney/political fundraiser Charlie Spies wants to make it even easier for those with the financial resources to continue to buy elections in Louisiana to the increasing detriment of the rest of us.

Senators are working on separate bills to aggressively reduce the amount of corn-based ethanol required under the renewable-fuel standard.

Sen. Barbara Boxer laid into Sen. David Vitter for taking up time a Senate committee hearing to question a witness about his support for a federal discounted phone service program.

Sen. Mike Lee plans to introduce a bill Wednesday that would prevent the Obama administration from pressuring churches into recognizing gay marriage.

The U.S. House approved Tuesday the much-delayed, expanded veterans health care clinics in Lafayette, Lake Charles and 25 other locations in the nation.

The Environmental Protection Agency was warned as early as July 2010 that a senior executive who claimed to be a CIA agent was collecting pay and bonuses not allowed by law but took no action for years, according to a new report from the agency's inspector general.

Jo-Ellen Darcy , the civilian head of the Army Corps of Engineers, Tuesday issued a "record of decision," signaling the Obama administration's clearance for the $10.3 billion Morganza to the Gulf hurricane protection project.

Vitter, front, has been seeking to force all lawmakers and staff to join the Obamacare exchanges without employer-provided contributions.

Sen. Lindsey Graham announced Monday that he will forgo his own federal employer subsidy, joining a group of at least a dozen Senators opting to pay the full cost of their own health insurance.

While Senate and House committees dig into chemical policy it is important to remember the point of reform: protecting public health.