After Gov. Jeff Landry earlier this month attempted to remove civil service protections for hundreds of engineers and attorneys across state government, a broader effort to give Louisiana elected ...

From right, Commissioners Codi Plaisance and D. Scott Hughes, listen to testimony at a Louisiana State Civil Service Commission meeting on Feb. 5, 2025. (Photo: Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator) Gov.

The Louisiana Legislature could gain authority over which state employees get civil service protections after lawmakers approved a proposed constitutional amendment this week — but voters will have ...

Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration is trying to permanently remove civil service employment protections for hundreds of attorneys and engineers in agencies across state government. But that plan ran ...

Senate Bill 8 will be voted on the House floor very soon. If successful, it would go to the voters. It has already passed the full Senate and a House committee. This legislation would allow the entire ...

A proposed constitutional amendment to dismantle a 73-year-old civil service system created to stop politically-influenced job placements in Louisiana government was narrowly approved Monday in the ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Reaction continues to come in after Governor Jeff Landry’s executive order calling for a state job hiring freeze. “I think it’s a direct reprimand of the people of Louisiana ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WAFB) - Late Thursday evening and days before President Joe Biden leaves office, the Department of Justice announced that it has concluded its pattern and practice investigation into ...

The Louisiana NAACP is calling for the resignation of Louisiana State Police Col. Robert Hodges over the handling of the ...

The Louisiana State Civil Service Commission has denied a request from Landry to remove its protected status from any future hirings for 394 attorney and 506 engineer positions in state government, ...