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

President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Georgia state Sen. Brandon Beach for U.S. treasurer. He has served as a state senator in Georgia since 2013.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisianians are set to vote Saturday on several constitutional amendments dealing with crime, courts and ...

NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — Longtime Louisiana Senator J. Bennett Johnston has died at the age of 92. Johnston was elected to the ...

Sen. Jay Luneau’s bill would increase fines and remove speed exceptions, aiming to curb dangerous driving habits and reduce ...

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

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

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

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

Louisiana State Senator Jay Luneau has pre-filed a bill ahead of this legislative session that targets slow drivers in the left lane.

It was not clear at oral arguments on Monday how the Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to Louisiana’s latest ...

he served as a state representative and state senator. “Bennett Johnston was a giant, in not just Louisiana politics, but national politics. There were few like him, and he will be deeply missed ...