BATON ROUGE–A bill calling for a constitutional convention, a key part of Gov. Jeff Landry’s agenda, passed the House floor in a 75-27 Tuesday after a lengthy debate and various amendments. Supporters ...

A New York Times story last week reports fears by Democratic politicians of calls by some leading Republican politicians for a new Constitutional Convention. This is distinct from the customary means ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana House Tuesday kicked off discussion of Gov. Jeff Landry’s call for a convention this spring to pare down the state’s Constitution. HB 800, sponsored by Rep. Beau ...

The once-a-decade question – whether the time is right to reopen the state Constitution – is moving toward an appearance on the November ballot. The House of Representatives Thursday introduced ...

Backers of the proposed Louisiana constitutional convention are considering a new timeline for the event, one that doesn’t coincide with the state lawmakers’ ongoing legislative session. That’s ...

As legislation winds through the process to rewrite Louisiana’s constitution, a convention could convene as soon as May 30. The proposal passed 75-27 in the House on May 7 and has been referred to the ...

Senate President Cameron Henry said a constitutional convention could still be held in August, even if lawmakers fail to pass the constitutional convention bill. Don’t count out that constitutional ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -A bill that calls for a constitutional convention to begin in Louisiana in May advanced out of a House Committee on Wednesday (April 24) and is headed to the full House of ...

The checks-and-balances of our government have been increasingly tested in ways our founding fathers never anticipated, yet the Constitution remains, in the words of one expert, "absolutely eternal ...

Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold has co-authored a book about recent calls for a new Constitutional Convention, called “The Constitution in Jeopardy.” Last week, California became the latest state to ...