A surprise amendment to what was a simple bill caused an appreciable rift among Republicans in the Louisiana Legislature this past week, but it might have helped advance Gov. Jeff Landry’s signature ...

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell will leave City Hall next year, and a big part of her legacy will be about how she handled ...

One of Louisiana’s most powerful legislators and his colleague are co-owners of a nursing home that faces a wrongful death ...

Louisiana is seeing a surge in whooping cough cases, particularly among children, according to state health officials.

A bill to criminalize public camping and create “homelessness courts” in Louisiana passed its first hurdle Tuesday.

Louisiana will seek a waiver from the federal government to prohibit the purchase of soft drinks and candy with federal food ...

Woodside Energy Group said it has reached a final investment decision to proceed with a project in Louisiana formerly known ...

Louisiana lawmakers advanced sweeping nutrition legislation that would regulate purchases of sugary beverages with federal ...

NEW ORLEANS – An attorney for Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson cast state Attorney General Liz Murrill’s attempt to repeal the Sheriff’s Office’s longstanding immigration policy as baseless during ...

Two young Coushatta Tribe members are speaking out after state lawmakers voted against a bill they say was important to their ...

Children who qualify for free or reduced-price meals at school are eligible for food assistance over the summer.