Politics & Policy

Under new conservative leadership, Louisiana's GOP-dominated Legislature gathers today for a special legislative session that could reshape the state's criminal justice system and the public safety sector.

Matthew Green, an assistant professor of education at UL Lafayette, wants to finish his...

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Louisiana gaming revenues were down across the board in January as the state faced winter weather that took a toll on the industry.

The U.S. House voted Thursday to approve a bill that would preempt the Biden administration’s move last month to pause new approvals for some liquefied natural gas exports.

Belle of Baton Rouge’s request for rezoning, part of its plan to move its gaming operations inland, will go before the East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission on Monday. 

Autoworkers held waves of walkouts. Hollywood actors and writers picketed for months. And health...

Contractors were granted permits last week to begin construction of Woman’s Hospital’s planned perinatal mental health unit, which would become the first inpatient mental health unit in Louisiana to focus solely on the needs of pregnant and postpartum women.

How Americans feel about the end of affirmative action in college admissions depends not just on their race but also their age and gender, according to a recent Gallup poll.

The Pelican Institute for Public Policy, a conservative think tank, today filed a lawsuit...