Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed bills that seek to address perceived weaknesses in Louisiana’s property tax laws in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
The threat of stricter financial reporting requirements has stripped the state Board of Ethics of 10 of its 11 members, leaving it all but paralyzed until the vacancies can be filled.
Several preservationist groups have joined forces to try to save Big Charity, the historic, art deco-style hospital built by Huey Long to serve the state’s poor.