Lawmakers vote to spend $28M from state ‘rainy day’ fund

State lawmakers have agreed to use $28.2 million from Louisiana's "rainy day" fund to...

Senators seek plan to expand Louisiana’s Medicaid program

State senators asked Louisiana's health department today to draw up a Medicaid expansion proposal...

Credit agency says Louisiana deficit plan was only ‘stop-gap’ fix

A national credit rating agency says the maneuvers used by Gov. Bobby Jindal and...

US adds 211K jobs in November; unemployment holds steady at 5%

The U.S. economy generated another month of solid hiring in November, making it highly...

Judge pauses lawsuit over Baton Rouge firm’s energy lease on sacred land in Montana

A federal judge has put on hold until early January a lawsuit over a...

Millions in equipment missing from LSU hospitals, including $4.6M at former Earl K. Long facility, audit finds

Nearly $6 million in state-owned hospital equipment can't be located, and millions more bought...

Cyber Monday sales still on top, but losing some luster

Retailers are rolling out online deals on so-called "Cyber Monday." But now that shoppers...

Baton Rouge firm vows to fight Interior Department’s plan to cancel lease on land sacred to Blackfoot tribes

Attorneys representing Baton Rouge-based Solenex LLC say they will fight the Interior Department’s plans...

Vitter hoping to defy polls in Louisiana governor’s race

Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter is trying to rally last-minute support from conservative voters...

Jindal plan to close $487M budget deficit wins approval

Gov. Bobby Jindal's plan to rebalance the state's budget and close a $487 million...
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