In a video posted to her Instagram, Broome rejected Edwards’ assertion, made during his push for the controversial Thrive!

What began as a sweeping attempt to shut down speeding cameras across the state has been weakened by last-minute exemptions, ...

Black communities in Louisiana’s infamous “Cancer Alley” are being stripped of their right to document the toxins they ...

The House Committee on Health and Welfare voted 10-5 to reject the bill, following a wave of expert testimony warning that ...

The program, which currently serves more than 600 children across multiple sites, is fully dependent on federal grant funding ...

All city-parish departments have been directed to prepare reduced budget scenarios — 6% and 12%, respectively — regardless of ...

The commission, which oversees the aquifer supplying drinking water to Baton Rouge and neighboring parishes, had faced ...

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BATON ROUGE, La. — In a move poised to transform how Louisiana delivers assistance to vulnerable populations, the state House has unanimously approved a pair of bills that would significantly ...

WASHINGTON — A congressional hearing turned tense this week as Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) grilled Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. over the administration’s overhaul of ...

A memorial is being planned at Baton Rouge City Hall, where former Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden will lie in state, offering the public an opportunity to honor his legacy and decades of service.

BATON ROUGE, La. — Melvin “Kip” Holden, the first Black Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish and a towering figure in Louisiana politics, died early Wednesday following a lengthy illness. He was ...