Sen. Eric LaFleur

Senate chairs look toward regular session

In fiscal sessions of the Louisiana Legislature, like the one that convenes April 8, members of the Senate are typically in a holding pattern during the opening weeks since the annual budget bill and most all tax proposals must originate in the House.

LaFleur pulls drinking age certificate

Sen. Eric LaFleur on Tuesday withdrew one of the most talked-about bills of the legislative session — his proposal to allow 19- and 20-year-olds to drink legally — amid fears that the state could lose federal highway funds.