This election is one of fewer than ten of its kind in Louisiana history. Normally, these board seats are appointed, not elected, making this weekend’s vote an extremely rare event.

But Mother Nature has been mixing it up lately."Rain in the morning, rain in the evening, rain at supper time," the National Weather Service in Slidell said in a recent forecast note. "When we are in ...

In the aftermath of a small surge in utility-scale projects that created division among Louisiana parishes over solar restrictions, Gov. Landry passed a law creating setback requirements, which ...

The case tests the balancing act states must strike, protecting the voting power of a racial minority while not ...

Louisiana officials react after the U.S. Supreme Court delayed its ruling on Louisiana’s congressional map and will rehear the case, with Justice Clarence Thomas warning that race-based ...

That includes 13 parishes in southeast Louisiana. Courcelle has years of experience in the federal system, handling drug, gun and corruption cases. He has never been a prosecutor.

To date in 2025, WNV activity has been confirmed in 14 parishes. In 2024, there were 57 confirmed human cases of WNV in Louisiana, including three deaths, according to LDH.

Larose native and Nicholls State Universtiy alum Kyle Crosby is the founder and host of YouTube channel Louisiana Dread that focuses on preserving Louisiana history with engaging videos and stories.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a bid by Chevron , Exxon Mobil and other oil and gas companies to have lawsuits brought by two Louisiana localities accusing them of harming the ...

MARTIN PARISH — Two weeks ago, Governor Jeff Landry signed Senate Bill 94 into law, reshaping how Louisiana defines wetlands and potentially changing which areas of the state qualify for ...

Beginning in 2013, six Louisiana parishes along the coast filed 42 lawsuits accusing the oil and gas companies of violating Louisiana's State and Local Coastal Resources Management Act of 1978, a ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court postponed Friday deciding whether Louisiana should have one or two members of Congress elected from Black-majority voting districts.