US air travel rises to highest levels since pandemic hit

Across the U.S., air travel is recovering more quickly from the depths of the...

US weekly initial jobless claims fall as pace of layoffs eases

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 712,000, the lowest...

BESE asks lawmakers for additional $40M in K-12 funding

Louisiana’s top school board is expected to send state lawmakers a nearly $4 billion...

Louisiana widens vaccine access for preexisting conditions

On the one-year anniversary of its first confirmed COVID-19 case, Louisiana is widening coronavirus...

Biden order could alter how colleges handle sexual misconduct allegations

President Joe Biden is rethinking Trump administration policies that weakened how colleges and universities...

Analysis: Louisiana weighs hefty borrowing to pay levee debt

After Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana delayed paying its debts for improvements to the federal flood...

Attorney General Jeff Landry signs onto coastal lawsuit settlement

Attorney General Jeff Landry announced this morning he’s backing a $100 million settlement between...

Louisiana using single-dose COVID-19 vaccine for large immunization events

Trying to get more coronavirus vaccines in arms, Louisiana is using nearly half its...

US weekly jobless claims tick up to 745,000 as layoffs continue

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits edged higher last week to 745,000,...

Amid criticism, Louisiana ends search for new voting machines

Louisiana's secretary of state decided Wednesday to shelve his search for new voting machines...