Louisiana Republicans take office with supermajorities in state Legislature, promise 'unity' Landry issues call for special session to begin on Jan. 15 and overturns John Bel Edwards graduation rule ...

In 2016, as he addressed the Louisiana Legislature for his first time as governor, Gov. John Bel Edwards called on politicians to put aside partisan fights and fix Louisiana's financial ...

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 ...

Gov. Jeff Landry addresses the Louisiana Legislature on opening day of legislative session, Monday, April 14, 2025, at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The Louisiana Legislature was given the award because of the "intuitive functionality" of its website, lack of buffering and a high number of legislature-adjacent sites featured on the app, 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 ...