Gas and oil interests have been good to Robert Adley, and as a senator, Adley has been unfailingly good to them. He insists the Flood Protection Authority lawsuit seeking damages for coastal destruction is illegal. The bills he’s moving would make sure of that.
Author Archives: Tyler Bridges
Tyler Bridges covers Louisiana politics and public policy for The Lens. He returned to New Orleans in 2012 after spending the previous year as a Nieman Fellow at Harvard, where he studied digital journalism. Prior to that, he spent 13 years as a reporter for the Miami Herald, where he was twice a member of Pulitzer Prize-winning teams while covering state government, the city of Miami and national politics. He also was a foreign correspondent based in South America. Before the Herald, he covered politics for seven years at The Times-Picayune. He is the author of The Rise of David Duke (1994) and Bad Bet on the Bayou: The Rise of Gambling in Louisiana and the Fall of Governor Edwin Edwards (2001). He can be reached at (504) 810-6222.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Live chat Thursday: Join us for an online conversation with J.P. Morrell
State senator supports Common Core standards, as well as lawsuit against oil and gas companies.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Schools
Live blog Wednesday: Key committee considers bill to derail Common Core
Meeting starts at 9 a.m. Two key Democrats say they support a compromise that would delay tougher testing.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Live chat Thursday: Rep. Cameron Henry discusses state budget, Common Core
He’ll take questions from Lens readers at 1 p.m. Thursday.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Advocate looking for legislative help to compete for Orleans, Jefferson legal ads
Law now requires publications to have five-year track record before seeking government publishing contracts.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Live chat replay: State Rep. Walt Leger discusses New Orleans legislation
At 1 p.m., he’ll be online to take your questions and comments.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Audubon Nature Institute won’t disclose finances behind tax campaign until April
Lawyers for Audubon say no money was spent on the campaign until after a pre-election filing deadline.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Unusual coalition aims to reduce high prisoner count in Louisiana
Louisiana is a world leader in locking up its own residents, with an incarceration rate that rivals totalitarian regimes. A group of liberals, libertarians and business leaders are trying to end that distinction. Several bills have been introduced in the Legislature to lessen drug sentences, expand parole eligibility and release sick, elderly inmates.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Live blog: Jindal opens legislative session with address to both houses Monday
He speaks at 1:15 p.m.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Land Use
Judges explore hiring nonprofit to build new court, then lease it back to them
But no site has been found, and an August deadline chokes off funding if construction hasn’t begun by then.