For the third year in a row, Louisiana is constructing an underwater levee in the Mississippi River to slow an influx of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico
September 17, 2024
Hurricane Francine has slammed into Louisiana as a dangerous Category 2 storm, knocking out power to more than a quarter million customers and threatening a large stretch of the Gulf Coast with flooding and destructive winds
September 11, 2024
Francine has become a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico as it bears down on the Louisiana coast
September 10, 2024
The Lafayette Police Department has confirmed that one of its police officers was killed in the line of duty
July 26, 2024Louisiana officials say dead pine trees are a major public safety concern
July 10, 2024As a legal battle ensues over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the details of exactly how the mandate will be implemented and enforced remain unclear
June 30, 2024
Civil liberties groups have filed a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s new law mandating that the Ten Commandments must be displayed in every public school classroom
June 24, 2024
Just months into office, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has gained national attention for his push for groundbreaking conservative policies
June 21, 2024
Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom
June 19, 2024
Louisiana lawmakers have approved a first-of-its-kind bill that would classify two abortion-inducing drugs as a controlled and dangerous substances
May 23, 2024
Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval to a bill that would allow judges the option to order someone to undergo surgical castration when the person is convicted of a sex crime against a child younger than 13
June 03, 2024
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has signed legislation making it a crime to knowingly approach within 25 feet of a police officer while they are “engaged in law enforcement duties” after the officer has ordered the person to stay back
May 29, 2024
Despite pleas from Democrats and gut-wrenching testimony from doctors and rape survivors, a GOP-controlled legislative committee rejected a bill that would have added cases of rape and incest as exceptions to Louisiana’s abortion ban
May 07, 2024
Democratic state Rep. Delisha Boyd is fighting an uphill battle in her attempt to pass a bill that would exempt cases of rape and incest from Louisiana's near-total abortion ban
May 06, 2024
Unlike recent years when there was an LGBTQ+ ally in the Louisiana governor's office, nothing stands in the way this year of legislation hostile to transgender people
April 23, 2024
In an effort to subdue violent crimes, lawmakers have returned to the Capitol for a short special legislative session and are advancing a slew of Republican-authored tough-on-crime policies
February 21, 2024
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry officially called for a highly anticipated crime-focused special legislative session on Thursday that could overhaul the state’s current criminal justice system, reversing hard-fought and historic reforms that happened under Landry’s Democratic predecessor
February 08, 2024
A federal magistrate judge has ordered the release of a military veteran charged with attacking police officers with a baton during a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol
January 23, 2024
The Louisiana Legislature passed a congressional map with a second majority-Black district on Friday, marking a win for Democrats after a legal battle and political tug-of-war that spanned nearly two years
January 19, 2024
Louisiana’s newly inaugurated lawmakers are set to convene for a special session during which they will discuss items that could impact how the state conducts elections
January 14, 2024
Louisiana lawmakers now have until the end of January to draw and pass new congressional boundaries to replace the current map that a federal judge says dilutes the power of the state’s Black voters
December 03, 2023
Jean Knight, the New Orleans-born soul singer known for her 1971 hit “Mr. Big Stuff,” has died at the age of 80
November 28, 2023
In the northwest corner of Louisiana, a candidate for parish sheriff is demanding a recount after losing by a single vote in an election where more than 43,000 people voted
November 23, 2023
Republicans in Louisiana have swept three runoff races for powerful statewide offices: attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer
November 18, 2023
Attorney General Jeff Landry has won Louisiana governor’s seat, fending off a crowded field of candidates
October 14, 2023
Tiny rainforest lizards leap into water and don’t come up when expected. Scientists now know why
FBI agents have boarded vessel managed by company whose other cargo ship collapsed Baltimore bridge
Newsom signs bill to regulate social media use among children
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy will visit a Pennsylvania ammunition factory to thank workers
For a week, New York will be center of money-focused fight to slow climate change
Hundreds of parachutists drop over Dutch heath to commemorate World War II operation
Giant sinkholes in a South Dakota neighborhood make families fear for their safety
Lizard on track halts Formula 1 practice in Singapore
Lando Norris beats Max Verstappen for pole position at F1's Singapore Grand Prix
How the indictment against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs parallels the R. Kelly case – with one key difference