Laws

HB619 would have enacted laws against manually operating your phone in any way whatsoever - including using it to make or receive calls.

Some folks think the law would be too restrictive and would like to make a few exceptions.

If I pick the State Flower of Texas - do I go to jail?

Two bills passed in the Louisiana House of Representatives this week should give a greater number of patients access to some forms of medical marijuana

All together, residents of the Bayou State will pay an additional $226 million in state income taxes this year

My 8 year old son has asked me on numerous occasions why he has to learn how to read and write this ancient language. I tell him "because I said so," but the truth is, the only reasons I can think of are signing checks and reading historical documents.

A couple of months ago I blogged about five crazy laws in Louisiana that you may have unwittingly broken.  For example, it's illegal in the Pelican State to steal crawfish from a crawfish farm, which totally makes sense for Louisiana.  Not so much for Texas.  So what...

In the rush to achieve this monument, we didn't really prepare to live with it.

The bill that would have allowed Louisiana to join 44 other states that currently enjoy ride sharing services is dead.

Cancer is a significant health threat to Louisiana residents. How does our state rank when it comes to providing legislative support in battling the disease?

You say you're a law abiding citizen. Chances are you are telling the truth as you believe it to be and not as it actually is.

After reading some of the laws on the books in the State of Louisiana, I am convinced the "weak and the stupid" may have been who we elected to put these laws on the books.