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Brooke Thorington's journalistic focus is primarily on local government and political developments, with a significant emphasis on Louisiana-specific issues. She covers topics such as government policies, legal regulations, healthcare, and the economy in Baton Rouge and across Louisiana.
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By: Brooke Thorington
The state's official revenue forecast was lowered by more than $200 million across the next two budget years after the Revenue Estimating Conference released its latest figures on Monday. This forces legislators to scale back spending for both the current fiscal year and the next fiscal year that begins July 1st.
By: Brooke Thorington
The map favors the re-election of a Democrat in District 2, which is currently occupied by Congressman Troy Carter.
By: Brooke Thorington
After voters rejected the constitutional amendment to combine education funds to help pay for permanent teacher pay raises, Gov. Jeff Landry made a social media post saying that if teachers do not get a pay raise, then no one in state government will get one.
By: Brooke Thorington
The congressional map with one less Democratic district will go before the House Governmental Affairs Committee Thursday morning. This is the same map sponsored by Republican Senator Jay Morris that cleared the Senate last week.
By: Brooke Thorington
With your Capitol Access Minute, I'm Brooke Thorington The House Governmental Affairs Committee voted along party lines to advance a congressional map, SB 121 , with one Democratic district and five Republican districts.
By: Brooke Thorington
There's one more week left in the regular session. The two biggest pieces of legislation which have yet to receive final approval are a new congressional map and the state budget.
By: Jeffrey Ferrell, Brooke Thorington
This change could affect some, many or even all of the state's more than 813,000 so-called “no party” voters from choosing major party candidates in future Louisiana primary elections.
By: Brooke Thorington
Teachers and support staff will get another one-time stipend this year, according to Gov. Jeff Landry. But he hasn't said where the money will come from.
By: Brooke Thorington
After being amended in the Senate and agreed upon in the House, the state's $47 billion budget, HB 1 , is headed to the governor's desk.
After 12 weeks, Louisiana's 2026 Regular Legislative Session wrapped up on Monday.
