Rep. Jay Morris , R-West Monroe, has argued Orleans Parish should be in line with the other 42 judicial districts in ...

The latest version Louisiana’s proposed budget for the next fiscal cycle would boost spending for a wide range of criminal ...

A bill that would allow a committee to recommend parole to incarcerated people convicted in Louisiana through non-unanimous ...

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Louisiana officials believe federal election commissioners are unconstitutionally blocking the state’s addition of a proof-of ...

Louisiana’s Medicaid program could expand access to popular weight-loss medications such as Wegovy and Zepbound for obesity ...

A new plan to dismantle Louisiana’s child welfare agency will likely be dialed back after Gov. Jeff Landry made it known he ...

A proposal to require environmental air monitoring systems at high-emission industrial facilities in Louisiana was left in ...

Louisiana lawmakers have advanced a bill that would prohibit colleges and universities from punishing professors for their ...

A dozen federal judges have presided over some of the most consequential environmental lawsuits in Louisiana’s history ...

An analysis of gun arrests during Mardi Gras from 2023-25 found dramatic racial disparities in those stopped by police, with ...

A Louisiana legislative committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would require students to repay their state-funded TOPS ...