The Latest Breaking News from Louisiana

As much as 1.1 million gallons of oil may have been discharged into the Gulf of Mexico from a pipeline system off Louisiana’s southeast coast

In 2023, 29 state legislative incumbents lost their re-election bids: 13 in general elections and 16 in primaries. This was more than in 2021 (22) but fewer than in 2019 (31).

City is on the frontlines of the climate emergency and residents are struggling – but necessary transformative political action still looks far off

Nancy Landry (R) defeated Gwen Collins-Greenup (D) in the Nov. 18 general election for Louisiana Secretary of State. As of Nov. 18, Landry received 67% of the vote to Collins-Greenup’s 33%. Incumbent Kyle Ardoin (R) did not for re-election.

GOP win elections on Saturday in once-bipartisan state for attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer

The New Orleans home where civil rights activist Oretha Castle Haley grew up and that served as a hub for Louisiana’s 1960s civil rights movement has been added to the National Register of Historic Places

Tyler Barnett, from Louisiana, is believed to have gone overboard the Carnival Glory on Monday

A federal appeals court says a Louisiana lawyer who objected to the state bar association’s public statements on health tips and LGBTQ rights, among other topics, cannot be forced to join or pay dues to the association

Welcome to the Wednesday, November 15, 2023, Brew. 

In 2023, 41 statewide measures were certified for the ballot in eight states, 10 more measures than the average number certified in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021. There are no more pending state ballot measures for 2023. The next—and final—election for state ballot measures is on Sat., Nov. 18…

Three women remain in critical condition a day after what officials say was a random knife attack on a college campus in north Louisiana