Daily Dime

Approximately 70,000 state employees will be eligible for up to six weeks of paid parental leave starting Jan. 1. A new state Civil Service rule provides six weeks of paid parental leave for rank-and-file classified employees, while an executive order issued by Gov.… Read more...

The Louisiana Legislature faces a Jan. 15 deadline to redraw the state’s congressional map to accurately reflect the state’s Black population, or a federal district court will do the job instead. That was the result of a ruling from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday afternoon.… Read more...

Most Louisiana state workers will have access to six weeks of fully paid parental leave starting on Jan. 1 under a pair of actions announced Thursday by Gov. John Bel Edwards. A new state Civil Service rule covers rank-and-file classified employees, while an executive order covers unclassified employees and appointees.… Read more...

Gov.-elect Jeff Landry named former House Speaker Taylor Barras as his top financial lieutenant on Wednesday. Patrick Goldsmith, former leader of the House Fiscal Division, was appointed as Barras’ top deputy. The two will head the Division of Administration, which is responsible for crafting the governor’s budget recommendations and overseeing the day-to-day operations of running state government.… Read more...