The Latest Breaking News from Louisiana

GOP state legislator says legislation will ‘protect our children here from inappropriate conversations’

A group of people from Louisiana staged car wrecks in which a driver would intentionally collide with semitractor-trailer trucks in order to collect settlement money, authorities said.

Piper Hutchinson isn’t opposed to gambling. But the 25-year-old political communications major says she was “really concerned” with the email she received in January from the athletic department at Louisiana State University.

The former head of the Louisiana State Police says Gov. John Bel Edwards trusted his troopers to "do the right thing” and took a hands-off approach in police matters, even after Black motorist Ronald Greene died in a violent confrontation with troopers

Louisiana enacted new legislative district boundaries on March 14 when the bill detailing those boundaries took effect without Gov. Jon Bel Edwards’ (D) signature or veto. Louisiana holds regular state executive and legislative elections in odd-numbered years, so these maps take effect for the state’s 2023 elections.

Some of the storms could become severe, with the potential to spawn isolated tornadoes and hail.

Areas under the greatest threat of severe storms include the Dallas metro area as well as the Shreveport metro area in Louisiana.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) vetoed the state’s new congressional district boundaries on March 9. Edwards released a statement which said, in part, “I have vetoed the proposed congressional map drawn by Louisiana’s Legislature because it does not include a second majority African American district, despite Black voters making…

When the partying is all said and done, more than 1 million pounds of garbage is produced from the Mardi Gras festivities