Legislture

Lottery lost in Legislature’s gaming shuffle

With so much attention directed at the traditional gaming bills that were introduced for the regular session, the Louisiana Lottery Corporation has received nary a political glance at the Capitol lately.

Legislative wrapup

TOPS funding bill deferred By Katie Gagliano Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE — A measure to ensure consistent funding for the TOPS scholarship program was voluntarily deferred in a House Appropriations Committee Tuesday over concerns about diverting monies from the state’s general fund,...