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Gov. John Bel Edwards addressed the gravity of surging COVID-19 cases across the state in a Friday press conference.
As the Louisiana House argued this past session about whether systemic racism even exists, there was a one-on-one debate in the Senate.
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has started to allow attorneys back into state prisons for in-person visits.
When I read the endorsement of Edwin Edwards in the Shreveport Journal, the newspaper where I began working in August 1983, I knew.
Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin made the announcement in a news release, thanking the members for their service.
Environmental groups are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to reject Louisiana's draft proposal.
Members of Congress and administration officials at a conference on Wednesday outlined how they’re attempting to regulate toxic chemicals.
The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate says decriminalizing marijuana at the federal level is a change that’s “long overdue.”
With a confirmed surge in COVID-19 cases, the Louisiana Health Department warned residents.
“Defund the police”– a rallying cry during the 2020 protests following the unwarranted deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others.
Environmental groups celebrated Tuesday.
Auto repairs. Horse feed. Chair reupholstery.
Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the Democratic National Committee will spend $25 million to protect voting rights.
Politicians from across Louisiana's political spectrum expressed their condolences Monday.
When Zaila Avant-garde, 14, won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee on July 8, 2021, she became the first Black American to win.
The most ambitious part of the pandemic stimulus package signed by President Joe Biden earlier this year is about to hit bank accounts.
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry joined 20 other attorneys general in sending a letter to President Joe Biden.
Rep. Danny McCormick's attempted to have Louisiana designated a “fossil fuel sanctuary state.”
A coalition of law enforcement officers from across Louisiana gathered.
The Jefferson Parish School Board reached a financial settlement with the families of two boys who were suspended for displaying BB guns.
