Americans bought existing homes at the fastest pace in a decade in January

Americans shrugged off rising mortgage rates and bought existing homes in January at the...

New Orleans restaurants asked to help pay for oyster shell-collection program

If you slurp oysters from the half-shell in New Orleans, you may be doing...

Burger King parent company to buy Popeyes for $1.8B

Restaurant Brands International says it's buying Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen for $1.8 billion, bringing the...

Louisiana House considers how deeply to cut budget; Edmonds shelves plan

Baton Rouge state Rep. Rick Edmonds has shelved his budget-rebalancing proposal to slash $188...

Lafayette company agrees to stop making, marketing untested products as health aids

A Lafayette-based company agreed on Thursday to stop making and marketing untested products that...

Louisiana Sen. Troy Brown fighting expulsion proceedings

Democratic state Sen. Troy Brown is fighting his fellow state senators’ efforts to expel...

Louisiana lawmakers return to Baton Rouge today for grim budget-rebalancing session

Louisiana's lawmakers trudge back to work today for a special 10-day deficit-closing special session...

Higher ed, hospital groups lobbying for Rainy Day Fund use to mitigate cuts

Louisiana lawmakers are facing a full-court press from higher education leaders, hospital administrators, advocacy...

Rep. Julie Stokes enters race for state treasurer seat

Another state lawmaker has entered the race to be Louisiana's state treasurer. The Associated Press...

Landry accuses Edwards of targeting attorney general’s office for budget cuts

The latest flashpoint between Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and Attorney General Jeff Landry...