The Latest Breaking News from Louisiana

Shilpa Ganatra gets under the skin of a US city that’s as hot as the Tabasco sauce made nearby, with a rich choice of food and drink, some impressive swamps to explore, and Mardi Gras celebrations that need to be experienced firsthand

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are turning to a select group of negotiators to help broker a deal to increase the nation’s borrowing authority and avoid the economic carnage that would ensue if a deal is not reached soon

Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana have seen a promising turnaround in their student reading scores after passing a series of similar literacy reforms

The Louisiana House of Representatives on May 10 passed a bill that would index the length of unemployment insurance benefits to the state’s unemployment rate. House Bill 340 would reduce the maximum number of benefit weeks to 12 when the unemployment rate is at or below 5%. The bill also…

In 2020, the Supreme Court struck down laws that allowed people in Louisiana and Oregon to be convicted even if two jurors voted not guilty. Despite the ruling, some of them may never get a new trial.

Body discovered at store in New Iberia

Police are conducting an investigation after an Arby's employee was found dead inside the shop's walk-in freezer at New Iberia Lagniappe Village, Louisiana

The Louisiana Republican has been quietly working to build consensus around a bipartisan plan to address coming solvency issues with Social Security. So far, party leaders aren't listening.

It's become an annual conservation event in central Louisiana: Young Louisiana pine snakes that were bred in captivity are released in Kisatchie National Forest in central Louisiana

Anti-abortion activists tell lawmakers that women will accuse men of raping them to access abortion

The Grammy-winning songwriter’s new album is her first for a major label. But does it risk enraging her core audience – and opening up a cautious musician to mainstream expectations?