J. Bennett Johnston, a pro-business Democrat who during 24 years in the U.S. Senate steadfastly defended Louisiana’s oil and ...

Johnston, who also served in the Louisiana house and senate, represented Louisiana the U.S. Senate from 1972 until 1997.

Louisianians are set to vote Saturday on several constitutional amendments dealing with crime, courts and finances. During a ...

Longtime Louisiana Senator J. Bennett Johnston has died at the age of 92. Johnston was elected to the Senate as a moderate ...

The department received “a series of emails that were slightly difficult to interpret” from the federal government that they ...

Louisiana voters will decide on four proposed constitutional amendments in the March 29 election. They address everything ...

Amendment 3, one of four proposed changes to the constitution voters will weigh this week, is controversial. Here's why.

If successful, it would be the fifth public school district in East Baton Rouge Parish and could be open for student ...

Louisiana consistently ranks among the worst states for education, and the state's literacy rate is considered low. Here's ...

In 2022, the Louisiana legislature adopted a congressional map that included only one majority-Black district among the six ...

The Supreme Court questioned Monday whether Louisiana’s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district went too ...