Blake Paterson

The candidates for Baton Rouge mayor-president ratcheted up campaign spending in the weeks before the start of early voting, with some doling out tens of thousands of dollars in advertising

Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoed legislation Tuesday that would have allowed payday lenders in Louisiana to offer installment loans worth up $1,500, with fees and interests totaling 100% of the

Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoed legislation Tuesday that would have allowed payday lenders in Louisiana to offer installment loans worth up $1,500, with fees and interests totaling 100% of the

Is a $1,500 loan worth it, if it costs you another $1,500 in interest and fees?

Is a $1,500 loan worth it, if it costs you another $1,500 in interest and fees?

A proposal that would allow adoptees in Louisiana to obtain a copy of their original birth certificate at the age of 24 advanced out of the state Senate Judiciary A

Louisiana students won’t be required to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination to attend school next year, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Wednesday, backtracking on a plan that faced steep

The Louisiana House on Tuesday backed a measure that would prohibit transgender girls from competing on K-12 and college sports teams that match their gender identity.

Louisiana would prohibit discrimination based on “natural, protective or cultural” hairstyles, under legislation that advanced Monday out of the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

After the Louisiana House killed his proposal last week to charge women who terminate their pregnancies with murder, state Rep. Danny McCormick on Monday opted to resign from a committee