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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

State senators will soon be asked to approve a "compromise" bill that would exempt virtually all of Gov. Jeff Landry's records — and potentially those of his entire administration — from Louisiana’s ...

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, ...