Sen. Heather Cloud, R-Turkey Creek, sponsored legislation that will cut permit fees for trucking businesses like the one she owns. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator) A new law to reduce the number of ...

Sen. Heather Cloud, R-Turkey Creek, said the state should explore creative solution to bringing down the costs of covering GLP-1 drugs in health insurance plans.(Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator) ...

Recent developments have induced debate over the suitability of detention centers like the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, and a new bill designed to address troubles at juvenile facilities is making ...

NEW ORLEANS — In your Breakdown: Senator Heather Cloud says she will dial back some of her efforts to cast a dark shadow over Louisiana’s sunshine laws. On the Senate Floor Tuesday, she said ...

VILLE PLATTE, La (KLFY) — State Senator Heather Cloud (R-Turkey Creek) is calling for less restrictive legislation for officers following the death of a Ville Platte deputy. Cloud released a statement ...

NEW ORLEANS — Sen. Heather Cloud, a Republican from central Louisiana is trying to resurrect a bill now on legislative life-support. Her legislation that would gut the state's public records law has ...

Senate Bill 184 would require audits and performance data from nonprofits. NGOs must limit admin costs and maintain a Louisiana office. A centralized portal would track and display public funding use.

In a special lawmaking session focused on tax policy, Louisiana lawmakers are also quietly moving legislation that could lead to more underage youth being sent to adult prisons. The Louisiana Senate’s ...

BATON ROUGE — Louisianans soon may lose access to great swaths of government records currently made available upon request under the state public records law. A Senate panel voted 6-2 Wednesday to ...

Transparency and accountability are twin pillars of a democratic system. A key brick in those pillars is the Louisiana public records law, which gives citizens and groups a way to examine documents ...

While most of the focus at the Capitol during the special session has been on taxes, we were disappointed last week to see a crime bill that would potentially send more juveniles to adult prisons ...

A new law to reduce the number of commercial truck permits the state requires might benefit the family business of the state lawmaker who pushed the measure. Sen. Heather Cloud, R-Turkey Creek, ...