Law

St. Francisville is the latest community to do battle over building moratoriums.   Earlier this summer, the town extended a one-year moratorium, originally passed in 2020, on new major subdivisions and also amended the restriction to include multifamily developments.

Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre is celebrating after receiving notification early Thursday from the U.S....

William “Bill” Richardson, who, through dual appointments as vice chancellor of the LSU AgCenter and dean of the College of Agriculture, was one of the most powerful administrators on campus, has stepped down and will return to a faculty position.

With the massive FMOL health system, parent to Our Lady of the Lake Regional...

Beginning Sunday, businesses in Louisiana with at least 25 employees will have to make...

As if the rising incidents of violent crime across the parish are not problematic enough, District Attorney Hillar Moore has a record backlog of more than 180 murder cases to try.

The pandemic, and the federally boosted unemployment insurance payouts, led to what may turn...

A little-known state law could become an effective tool in helping prosecutors go after the owners of properties that create a public nuisance and foster criminal activity.

Louisiana saw more than 7,500 new cases of COVID over the weekend as the country continues to deal with a fourth spike of the virus. But in Baton Rouge, white-collar businesses differ when it comes to what to require and when to require it in order to slow the spread.

Metro Council member Rowdy Guadet is hoping to crack down on Baton Rouge’s ongoing...