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The New Orleans City Council met Monday for a special meeting to place an interim clerk in charge of its recently consolidated court system and set a special election in November to fill the job permanently.
Louisiana might move Confederate monuments that have been taken down by local governments to public areas in state parks.
Allen’s public defenders delivered the plea as they stood on either side of Allen, who wore an orange jumpsuit and shackles and was accompanied by two law enforcement officers.
Since taking office last year, Trump has punished Democratic-led states that anger him by withholding federal funding and slow-walking assistance.
Tensions erupted Friday as Republican state lawmakers presented new election maps to eliminate one or both of Louisiana’s majority-Black congressional districts. Hundreds of people came to the State Capito...
Louisiana is set to once again nearly double the number of black bears hunters can legally bag starting later this year.
Lawmakers are working to fix a state law deemed unconstitutional that allows private companies to profit off disabled veterans claims.
Carbon capture and storage projects have created a unique divide among the GOP in Louisiana.
U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow is touting her MAGA bonafides as the Trump-endorsed Senate candidate while opponents attack her DEI past at ULM
Cassidy coasted to reelection six years ago but is fighting for his political life against two other Republicans, U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow of Baton Rouge and State Treasurer John Fleming of Minden, in the up...
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated its ruling that the maps of Louisiana’s legislative districts violate the Voting Rights Act
A Republican state senator and two longtime administrators were named semi-finalists to become the next president of McNeese State University
Louisiana used unconstitutional US House maps for past elections. Why not now?Republicans previously argued months-long lead times were too short to change election maps
Advocates and opponents of abortion access say they’re wondering what happens next in a critical telehealth medication case that created chaos and confusion over the past week.
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in Louisiana vs. Callais cleared states to split apart, for political gain, congressional districts where a majority of residents belong to minority groups.
A bill to shorten plumbers' training in Louisiana was revised Wednesday from a previous version that sought to dissolve the profession’s regulatory board.
After Louisiana officials welcomed hyperscale data centers with extractive tax rebates and secretive dealings, a bipartisan wave of resistance is brewing to restrict the very artificial technology the facili...
Wildlife agents might soon have official legal rules to follow when seizing wild animals raised as pets or rescued injured animals that are against Louisiana law to keep. The goal would be to release more...
A bill to place term limits on Louisiana governors cleared the House of Representatives Tuesday after two previous votes failed.
Gov. Jeff Landry’s appointee who runs Louisiana’s public defender system is seeking more control over its remaining attorneys and budget, having already eliminated five of his most vocal critics.
A group of Republican-led states is pushing forward with a lawsuit that could weaken a key federal disability rights protection under a part of law known as Section 504, even after the original dispute over...
Louisiana’s drinking water is improving, according to state officials, but hotspots with poor quality and health violations still stand out for dozens of systems in the state.
Data centers, pricey power await candidates for Public Service Commission
Louisiana weighs big changes in zombie deer disease containment. But what do the scientists think?