Ten candidates are chasing Cleo Fields' old congressional seat, and a new poll shows more than 40% of Baton Rouge-area voters still undecided.

A Fort Bend County bank-account scheme years ago is now costing Adebayo Ademola his green card and sending him back to Nigeria.

A 20-cent monthly charge to fund reactor research got postponed after two commissioners said utilities, not customers, should foot the bill.

A challenger says Lombard falsely certified her tax history, citing a state agency letter showing no 2023 filing on record.

Lawmakers want cost comparisons before signing a 10-year deal that would drop Axon as state police's body camera vendor.

The new law bars campus bans on self-defense spray, though hospitals, K-12 buildings and armed-security events stay off-limits.

A $3 million Farmers First fund meant for Louisiana growers got split three ways, with two-thirds going elsewhere.

A $41.50 rate hike for independent rural clinics is reshaping who profits as Louisiana's Medicaid rolls shrink by 200,000.

Four challengers joined incumbent Keith Hinkley on the ballot this week, setting up a possible December runoff in Plaquemines Parish.

Tourism leaders gather at the JW Marriott as Louisiana touts a record $19.5 billion visitor haul and eyes 2027's global travel expo.

Louisiana families will pay full state and local sales taxes during the 2026 back-to-school rush after lawmakers failed to revive the tax holiday.

Louisiana more than doubled its inspector general budget, with $3 million set aside for consultants hunting government waste. The bigger question is whether the administration will show taxpayers exactly what those savings produce.

Louisiana’s debit-card surcharge ban took effect Saturday, giving shoppers new protections and retailers a new checkout rule to follow.