Louisiana House speaker expects special session to close gap
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The leader of the Louisiana House says he doesn’t expect lawmakers to pass tax hikes this session to fill a…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The leader of the Louisiana House says he doesn’t expect lawmakers to pass tax hikes this session to fill a…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s unemployment rate ticked back up to 5.8 percent in April from 5.7 percent in March, as more people entered the…
NEW ORLEANS, La – The Mississippi River at the Carrollton gage has risen above 15.0 feet prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana House advanced a proposal to join more than 40 other states in regulating ride-hailing services such as Uber and…
On May 11, 2017 the Houma Police Department along with the St. Charles Parish Sherriff’s Department conducted a joint investigation about a complaint of Solicitation…
BATON ROUGE, La — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he has proclaimed May 7-13 “State Employee Recognition Week” in the state of Louisiana. Along…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana House is having an all-day debate about a nearly $29 billion state operating budget proposed for next year….
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana homeowners have reported swarms of Formosan subterranean termites slightly earlier than usual. The New Orleans Advocate reports that the insects…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The man who killed former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith in an argument following a traffic crash avoided a mandatory…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s another defeat for a Louisiana flood board’s effort to make oil and gas companies pay for damage to coastal wetlands…
BAKER, La. (AP) — A 71-year-old Louisiana man is accused of locking his teenage son in a horse trailer overnight as punishment. Local news outlets…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — After months of working through the federal bureaucracy, Louisiana has access to the $1.6 billion in federal aid earmarked by…
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — A man and woman have been arrested after authorities say a lover’s quarrel at an Easter egg hunt led to injuries…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards will make his case for rewriting Louisiana’s tax laws to legislators slogging back for another session…
The Morgan City Police Department will host a “Neighborhood Watch” meeting for Section 1 which is bordered by Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd to Aycock…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s state police superintendent says he will retire from the job he’s held for nine years, after coming under increasing…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The state health department says at least six Louisiana State University students have come down with the mumps, and any…
(AP) — The average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline rose 2 cents nationally during the past two weeks, to $2.35. Industry analyst Trilby…
HOUSTON (AP) — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 12 this week to 768. A year…
By GOV. JOHN BEL EDWARDS It’s no secret that this region of the state has some of the most beautiful and bountiful areas of southern…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana state senator involved in two domestic violence incidents has resigned, rather than face likely removal by colleagues who…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Latest on the budget-rebalancing special legislative session (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Senators have started advancing legislation that would…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Opening day formalities behind them, lawmakers and Gov. John Bel Edwards are trying to negotiate a deal to close Louisiana’s…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Two Louisiana state senators will try to expel their colleague from the Legislature after he pleaded no contest twice to…
Thibodaux, LA – State Police Investigators are asking the public’s assistance in locating two Thibodaux men in reference to an aggravated kidnapping that occurred February…