The Louisiana Legislature has declined to reconvene for a veto override session this year. The majority of lawmakers – 87 ...

At issue is the Louisiana legislature's creation of a Black-majority congressional district, which a group of voters claimed ...

Until they were stopped by Louisiana legislators, neighbors around North Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans and communities within Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” were able to view local air-quality, measured ...

Gov. Jeff Landry and the Legislature have changed how the Louisiana Board of Ethics operates, adding new rules to how it investigates allegations of corruption.

The governor of Louisiana announced Wednesday that a new insurance company is coming to the state. Gov. Jeff Landry announced ...

A federal appeals court says the Louisiana legislature should get one last chance to revise its congressional district map before a constitutional challenge to the current plan moves forward. A ...

Of the 144 seats in the Louisiana Legislature, Democrats hold 47, and even fewer of those members espouse “progressive” ideas. At the federal level, progressives like U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders ...

LEILA FADEL, HOST: As in many states, people in Louisiana are worried about rising crime. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Yeah. And the state legislature opened a special session this week to consider dozens ...

Story at a glance The Louisiana legislature on Monday sent another transgender athlete ban to the governor’s desk. Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has not yet indicated whether he will veto the ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana's Legislature opens its 2022 regular session Monday with a welcome dilemma: how best to spend an influx of money the likes of which the state hasn't seen in years ...