Progressive Democrats in Louisiana, particularly women, are furious at Gov. John Bel Edwards for signing an extreme anti-abortion bill, a development that could cause problems for the governor as he ...

Louisiana women opposing abortion rights rallied on the state Capitol steps Tuesday in hopeful anticipation of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade but conflicted over a bill advancing here ...

On the opening night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago last week, Kaitlyn Joshua, a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was one of three women who walked onto the main stage at the ...

As the world celebrates Women's History Month, the Louisiana Legislature largely remains a boys club with fewer than one in five of seats held by women. Twenty-eight of the Louisiana Legislature's ...

Jeff Landry, a hard-line Republican, celebrated on Oct. 14 when he was elected governor of Louisiana. Mr. Landry avoided a runoff by winning a majority of the vote in an open primary.