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

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.

NOW: Louisiana is the only state to divide itself into parishes instead of counties. There are 64 parishes, but they didn't spring into existence all at once when Louisiana joined the Union. The ...

Today, Governor Jeff Landry announced Archie Chaisson III as the Executive Director of the Office of Louisiana Highway ...

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 ...

On Dec. 18, the parish invoiced Pecantte for a permit application fee of approximately $1,861, which he paid. In a phone interview, Pecantte said he believed the matter had been resolved at that ...

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 ...

Louisiana will have very cold weather and a chance of a winter storm starting Monday, Jan. 20. A state of emergency would let the parish act to ensure citizens’ safety.

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 ...

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.