Lafourche Parish President announced his resignation Wednesday, July 16, 2025 during a meeting with parish employees.

Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson III will step down from that role Aug. 1 to lead the state's brand-new ...

In roughly three-fourths of Louisiana parishes, deaths have begun to outnumber births. That's a major warning sign for the labor force, economy and general health of communities throughout the state.

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana and some parishes have declared a state of emergency due to a forecasted winter storm. Louisiana will have very cold weather and a chance of a ...

The interim leader of public schools in a southwest Louisiana parish has been selected to serve as the district's next superintendent. The Lafayette Parish School Board voted unanimously Thursday ...

Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Fifth US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is reviewing a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies ...

Avoyelles Parish was the fourth-lowest with $693 a week, then Catahoula Parish was fifth with $698. Of Louisiana’s 64 parishes, 39 had an average weekly wage below $1,000 in 2022. Where have ...

Waterproof, La. is a village in Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana, with a population of 688 as of the 2010 census. The village in 2010 was 91.7 percent African American.