Politics & Policy

AT&T cell phone service is back online for more than 82% of Louisiana residents after Monday’s blackout, but Cox Communications is still assessing damage and making repairs to bring back internet and cable. 

Homeowners and renters affected by Hurricane Ida who live in parishes that have been designated for Individual Assistance could be eligible for help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration. 

With an active hurricane season underway and the Delta variant’s footprint growing in Louisiana, campaign professionals here are fighting a two-headed dragon this election cycle.

The darkness across Louisiana left behind by Hurricane Ida is the latest sign, according...

Nearly 78% of residents in East Baton Rouge, Livingston and Ascension parishes remain without power this afternoon, and officials with Entergy and Cleco—the two major utilities that service the area—say they cannot yet estimate how long it will be before electricity is restored.

The Baton Rouge Department of Public Works and the Louisiana DOTD have begun clearing...

Rescuers set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by...

U.S. health officials today declared public health emergencies for Louisiana and Mississippi, seeking to...

Parts of the interstate system into and out of the Capital Region remain closed...

A fearsome Hurricane Ida left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and...