Settlement talks continue in lawsuit over 13-year-old Gulf of Mexico oil leak

A New Orleans company that has failed to stop a 13-year-old oil leak in...

House GOP tax overhaul keeps retirement rules

House Republicans would preserve the popular retirement account for middle-class Americans while limiting a...

Louisiana governor can’t protect LGBT rights via order, judges rule

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards today lost the latest legal battle over his executive...

Veteran prosecutor nominated for Baton Rouge-area US attorney

President Donald Trump is nominating a veteran prosecutor to serve as U.S. attorney for...

Should Louisiana revamp the way it creates political districts?

Seizing on a national spotlight about the drawing of political maps, a group of...

ExxonMobil will upgrade eight plants to settle air pollution case

ExxonMobil is settling air pollution violations with the Trump administration by promising to spend...

Louisiana, nation’s top jailer, now trying early releases

Hundreds of inmates are about to get early releases from Louisiana prisons and jails,...

US Supreme Court won’t revive Louisiana coastal wetlands lawsuit

The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to revive a Louisiana flood protection board’s lawsuit...

Manafort, Gates indicted in first charges stemming from Russia probe

President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and a former business associate, Rick...

Attorney: Louisiana ‘white hat hacker’ tried to get Trump tax returns

An attorney for the Louisiana private investigator accused of trying to illegally obtain Donald...