US adds robust 263K jobs; unemployment at 49-year low

U.S. employers added a robust 263,000 jobs in April, suggesting that businesses have shrugged...

Roundup: School funding divide / Flood benefits fix / Offshore regulations opened

Standoff: Republicans in the House and Senate are at odds over Gov. John Bel...

Legislators want to spend $12M more on those who work for them

Louisiana's legislative leaders are proposing to raise spending on their own agencies by $12...

Roundup: Blanco in hospice / Scooters overtake bikes / Fed report

Sending prayers: Gov. John Bel Edwards and other state officials are calling for prayers...

Roundup: LSU closing streets / School finance bill blocked / Trade deficit falls

Tailgate drill: LSU says some streets and parking lots will be closed Thursday for...

House committee kills Louisiana billboard restrictions bill

Legislators in the House Transportation Committee rejected efforts to restrict new highway billboards in...

Louisiana revenue forecasting stalemate ends after 5 months

Louisiana's latest financial impasse between Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards and House Republican leaders...

Roundup: Legislature in session / Northbound pups / Red snapper news

Bang the gavel: Louisiana lawmakers open their annual 60-day regular legislative session at noon....

Gov. Edwards faces 3-month fundraising blackout

Gov. John Bel Edwards may be sitting on millions more in campaign donations than...

30K removed from Louisiana Medicaid rolls

More than 30,000 people in Louisiana have been booted from the Medicaid program, after...