Politics & Policy

A state legislator is proposing term limits for local assessors and sheriffs, who are among the most influential local officials in their jurisdictions.

The Senate this week passed a cybersecurity package that would require companies to report...

Most murder victims and perpetrators are involved in other criminal activities and often know each other, but that doesn’t mean the rest of us are unaffected by violence, East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore says. 

Republican elected officials across the U.S. are criticizing President Joe Biden over his energy...

Gov. John Bel Edwards has Louisiana on a path to “net-zero” greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, but industry officials worry change is happening too fast.

Owners of businesses in the Perkins Road overpass area have spent more than $30,000 of their own money on a plan for a bicyclist and pedestrian trail.

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy said Tuesday he fears Russian President Vladimir Putin could use...

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is leading a coalition of 25 states in opposition...

Columnist Rolfe McCollister shares his personal endorsements on the local races appearing on the March 26 special election ballot.

A handful of groups that support rooftop solar, along with several attorneys general and...