Louisiana declares OMV emergency; outages prompt grace period for license renewals
Governor Jeff Landry suspended late fees and extended license deadlines as system outages continue to disrupt OMV services ...
Louisiana OMV software crisis leads to extension on expired driver’s licenses, waived fees
Expiration dates were extended and delinquent fees were waived for up to 30 days on driver’s licenses after an executive ...
Supreme Court weighs whether to keep Louisiana congressional map in place
A redistricting battle over Louisiana's congressional map has spanned years and been before the Supreme Court twice already.
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What is COBOL, and why should it matter to Louisiana residents in wake of OMV outages?
Louisiana is using a mainframe that's over 50 years old to run the OMV. What is COBOL and why does it matter as the REAL ID deadline looms?
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Gov. Jeff Landry moving homeland security, emergency preparedness under LA National Guard
Gov. Jeff Landry said placing GOHSEP under the Louisiana National Guard would save the state millions of dollars and ...
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Louisiana Gov. Landry puts National Guard in charge of state's disaster response
The move comes after two years of audits that showed the agency hasn't complied with federal reporting requirements for disaster relief grants.
Louisiana governor restructures his Homeland Security office
According to Gov. Jeff Landry, GOHSEP will now be under the Louisiana National Guard, with Brig. Gen. Jason Mahfouz serving ...