Louisiana lawmakers block alternative graduation route for high schoolers

A panel of Louisiana lawmakers rejected a proposal Thursday to offer high school seniors...

Mike Johnson makes history as first U.S. House speaker from Louisiana  

U.S. House Republicans on Wednesday voted for Louisiana’s Mike Johnson as speaker in a...

National Republican group spent $1.8M on Liz Murrill’s AG campaign 

The Republican Attorneys General Association spent $1.8 million on behalf of GOP candidate Elizabeth Murrill ahead of the Louisiana primary election Oct. 14—an amount of money that dwarfs what her opponents were able to raise.

Louisiana adopts stronger rule to tackle orphaned oil well problem 

The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources finalized a new rule Friday to help reduce the number of orphaned oil and gas wells throughout the state.

Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana redistricting case creates uncertainty  

The U.S. Supreme Court last week created an uncertain outlook for Louisiana’s congressional races next year, deciding to let a lawsuit against the state’s new district maps run its course. 

LSU goes on defense to protect Louisiana colleges from cyberattacks

LSU’s new Security Operations Center is officially up and running―and it’s beginning to connect other universities to its system.

Louisiana is on track to enter spring with a $330M budget surplus

Louisiana is projected to have tens of millions of extra dollars to spend next spring after the state finished its last budget cycle with an estimated $330 million surplus. The figure will be finalized in January, just as Gov.-elect Jeff Landry and legislators take office.

A US Senate committee takes up NIL regulations

College athletic officials testified Tuesday in support of nationally standardized name, image and likeness regulations at a U.S. Senate hearing.

Entergy Louisiana wants to hike customer utility bills again

Entergy Louisiana wants to again raise prices on its customers, and state utility regulators are expected to discuss the proposed rate hike today. 

Here’s what critics are saying about last week’s hydrogen hub announcement

There’s criticism over a lack of transparency by the Department of Energy around the application and selection process.