Jay Dardenne

Gov. John Bel Edwards' plans to steer more money to sheriffs and open more dorms in a new juvenile prison stalled Tuesday when the House budget committee…

The company awarded a lucrative contract to replace Louisiana's voting machines is challenging a state decision to scrap the deal and redo the bid…

The chairman of Senate Finance has no desire to approve the budget the House passed last Thursday. Ville Platte Senator Eric LaFleur says he can’t support…

Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne is warning that lawmakers will not be able to cut their way to a balanced budget for next fiscal year. He…

A bill to create a transparency tool called Louisiana Checkbook passed the House Appropriations committee, and may be considered on the house floor later…

House Republican Caucus Chairman Lance Harris of Alexandria is still waiting on specifics from the Edwards administration on how to fix the fiscal cliff.…

Louisiana has a rare bit of good budget news: The governor's chief financial officer says the state ended the last budget year with a surplus topping $100…

The Edwards administration has started the legal process to remove BRF as the operator of the state’s safety net hospitals in Monroe and Shreveport.…

Gov. John Bel Edwards' top budget architect spent the weekend in the hospital after suffering a heart attack. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne…

Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says there will be fewer construction projects in Louisiana for the next couple of years because of budget…