U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said millions of federal dollars are starting to flow into Louisiana as part of the massive government infrastructure package.
Gov. John Bel Edwards’ says the handling of certain cases by the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) represents a “real failure.”
A Baton Rouge area gas station and car wash company is facing thousands in fines following a federal workplace safety investigation into the stabbing of an assistant manager on Feb. 6.
Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin will unveil the commissioned design for the 2022 “I Voted” sticker on Tuesday, Aug. 16 at 10 a.m. at Louisiana’s Old State Capitol.
A three-day insurrection by barricaded inmates complaining of 'inhumane' treatment was the latest example of unrest inside the Orleans Parish jail, where two inmates have died in the first 100 days of Sheriff Susan Hutson's tenure.
A Baton Rouge mother has a week to make an unthinkable decision - carry her baby to term even though she says doctors tell her it will not survive or find another state where she can have an abortion.
Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans recently pledged $4.4 million for eligible residential customers across the state for bill payment assistance.
Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to end constitutional protections for abortion in June, access to abortion has fluctuated as the state’s three clinics relied on rulings and temporary restraining orders that allowed them to continue operating.
People may soon be able to get a little bit of help in paying those out-of-control Entergy bills. The company is offering bill assistance to low-income customers.
Sabine Parish detectives and Calcasieu Parish deputies searched the suspect's home, seizing over 70 rods, reels, and rod & reel combos, authorities said.
A 29-year-old Oakdale woman, charged in a hit and run crash that killed a cyclist just south of Alexandria, was back in court on Wednesday, August 10, for a pretrial conference.
A group of lawyers said plans are being made to file a lawsuit with a focus on the Department of Children and Family Services following a 2-year-old’s deadly overdose.
Troopers with Louisiana State Police have canceled a Silver Alert on behalf of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Department after a missing man with Alzheimer’s was found safe.
New Orleans police confirmed 31-year-old Jenee Pedesclaux is the mother of a 4-year-old girl and 2-year-old boy she is accused of stabbing Sunday (Aug. 8) in their home in the 3100 block of Law Street.
Dozens of advocates will host a press conference to protest the state’s plans to transfer youth inmates to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and the Jetson Center for Youth.
Rapper Javorius Scott, better known as JayDaYoungan, was killed July 27 at age 24 in a Bogalusa double shooting that also wounded his father Kenyatta Scott Sr., police said.
Gov. John Bel Edwards will lead a delegation of business and state leaders on an economic development, water management and resiliency mission to the Netherlands and France.
Mystikal, who grew up in New Orleans and now lives in Prairieville, is accused of attacking a woman, taking her keys and holding her against her will, according to an arrest warrant.
Governor John Bel Edwards responded to the failures of one of his most trusted state agencies on Thursday, August 4 after the suspected overdose death of 2-year-old Mitchell Robinson.
A Houma man was arrested for allegedly catching too many sharks and having meth in his possession, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
