The Advocate Legislative Coverage for May 1, 2013
House rejects amendment crucial to getting budget approved
Bill would allow special ed students to skip ACT
House committee rejects governor records bill
Gun permit secrecy bill advances
Medicaid expansion bill clears Senate committee
Credit card measure falls one vote short
Bilingual signs win House approval
Saints coach visits Legislature
Bill would remove retirement age
Two panels, two bills on tuition
NOPD bill changed in committee
The Times-Picayune
Medicaid expansion bill clears La. Senate health committee
Legislative committee declines to buck Jindal on public records access
Watchdog urges lawmakers to bring N.O. firefighters' pension under local control
Louisiana House passes bill to bar unrestrained dogs in pickup trucks on interstate
House reverses $490M cut in state budget, multiple factions now in talks...
La universities one step closer to gaining tuition-setting power...
State Police troopers who tackled teens in French Quarter are let off easy...
Louisiana House passes bill stripping St. Tammany Coroner of budgetary powers
Rules for NOPD off-duty details codified under bill moving through Legislature
Lawmakers OK bills to allow some students to skip college testing
House health panel approves bill to ban smoking near state-owned buildings
BP's $340M La restoration payment draws comments from environmental groups...
State allocates BP oil leak funding
Louisiana 'shattered' tourism records in 2012, Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne says
Opinion/Editorials
Our Views: Pork barrel dollars scarce
Lawmakers are OK with guns everywhere but the Capitol: James Gill
Should gun owners be able to carry weapons into restaurants that serve alcohol?