Legislator proposes Dolly Parton license plate in Louisiana to support literacy lailluminator.com/2026/09/24/l... (from @jsodonoghue.bsky.social) #lalege

Major companies investing in Louisiana are looking to the state’s community and technical colleges to supply their workforce, and they are also poaching the instructors who teach there, the school system’s leader said this week. #lalege #lagov

The University of Louisiana System accidentally published team-level revenue sharing numbers for four of its schools despite a new state law that allows them to shield that information. Here’s how they’re spending it: #lalege #lagov

West Feliciana secures data center deal without NDA, sets model for other parishes www.wafb.com/2026/09/22/w... (from @wafb.com #lalege

Southern says power outages are fixed, for now. But they say the state needs to help with $50M in electrical infrastructure needs. www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/... via @theadvocatebr.bsky.social #lalege #laed

I recently sat down for an interview with Jim Henderson to chat about his progress in transforming Louisiana Tech into an R1 with a financially stable athletics program and a student newspaper. Also, his (many) thoughts on the funding formula. Check it out #lalege

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Louisiana shouldn’t have to choose between investing in affordable housing or fortified roofs. But the state doesn’t raise enough revenue to fund both priorities. lailluminator.com/2026/09/21/f... #lalege #lagov

Check out our PAR forum with candidates running for Louisiana's 5th Congressional District. You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnKy... #lalege #la05 #lacongress

letting him make decisions on our behalf (but without our knowledge), knowing he's all about the red hat agenda. Assisted by a like-minded #LaLege, he's run amok (amok amok). Those of us voters NOT in that number knew he'd sell us out to anyone who offered him a chance to be a "big man."

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New balance of Louisiana’s “rainy day” fund (Budget Stabilization Fund) is nearly $1.4B, the Revenue Estimating Conference is told. That’s the highest the balance has ever been in the fund. #lalege

Louisiana’s unemployment trust fund balance now tops $1.2B, the Revenue Estimating Conference was told this morning. The fund is projected to grow larger over the next year. Projections do NOT trigger any change in employer taxes or unemployment benefit amounts. #lalege

Some 58,000 Medicaid recipients in Louisiana might fall short of work requirements, according to information from the state health department lailluminator.com/2026/09/21/l... (from @jsodonoghue.bsky.social) #lalege

Faculty at Louisiana universities from certain countries will soon have to seek state permission to do their research under a new, far-reaching law that dramatically increases surveillance of researchers. #lalege #lagov #laed

Livingston Parish keeps electing their "not best" people to represent them in #LaLege. What do they expect?

Are Louisiana's coastal restoration efforts working? New data provides answers. www.nola.com/news/environ... via @mikejsmith504.bsky.social #lalege

Two Republican state senators competing for a Baton Rouge-based congressional seat lobbed hefty allegations at one another Wednesday  involving their residency and one candidate’s unpaid taxes. #lalege #lagov

These two groups want to revamp Louisiana school funding. Neither can do it alone. www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/... via @patrick-wall.bsky.social #lalege #laed

Weirdly we’ve been told that a film crew from HBO is here filming a documentary about the judicial elections in NOLA since the #lalege and governor’s actions.

LSU New Orleans has reported another decline in its enrollment in its first semester back in the LSU System. Despite this, revenue is slightly up, though they aren’t fully in the clear financially yet. #lalege #lagov

Tuesday's Daily Dime

- More tax breaks for Hyundai steel mill
- Taking away the public’s power to expose polluters
- States should expand working family tax credits
- More young people choosing trade school over college investlouisiana.org/more-tax-bre... #lalege #lagov