The Latest Breaking News from Louisiana

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

The stabbing occurred on Monday morning at the school’s Lambright Intramural

There are few changes to the New Orleans Saints' 53-man roster for Week 10's game with the Minnesota Vikings:

Deadline comes after federal court ruled that state’s current map disfranchises Black voters – one-third of the state’s population

Jeff Landry's victory marked a huge win for Republicans in Louisiana. The Democratic Party, which held the office for the past eight years, is going back to the drawing board.

A federal appeals court is giving Louisiana's GOP-led legislature until mid-January to draw a new congressional map to replace one found likely to violate federal law by diluting Black voters' power.

Welcome to the Thursday, November 9, 2023, Brew. 

Mississippi’s homicide rate — the highest in the nation — is more than 11 times New Hampshire’s — the nation’s lowest.