Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – West (SLFPA-W) Board President Scott M. Burke has been reappointed for a ...

Elected officials and government employees may now be gifted $81 worth of food and drink per individual for state holidays and religious occasions under a loosening of Louisiana ethics laws enacted ...

Schools had expected to receive the money on July 1, which would allow them to plan for the fall. Instead, the U.S.

Currently, handheld phone use is prohibited in school zones and construction sites, where drivers can be pulled over and ...

The new lawsuit argues Senate Bill 10 violates the First Amendment’s protections for the separation of church and state and the right to free religious exercise.

Five attorneys who run local public defender offices in Louisiana -- including Caddo Parish -- were replaced Tuesday even as ...

If you've ever released balloons into the air in Louisiana, you won't be able to again. What to know about new legislation in ...

Union, Justice, Confidence.” Our state motto, adopted more than a century ago, urges Louisianans to earn unity and prosperity ...

It will become illegal next month to use a phone while driving in Louisiana unless it’s for hands-free calls or navigation.

While Louisiana lawmakers did little to make your life better this year, they made sure to protect themselves and big ...

Governors typically use the line-item veto to punish wayward legislators. But Jeff Landry's approach to eliminate road and ...

Five attorneys who run local public defender offices in Louisiana were replaced Tuesday even as the question of  whether they ...