Greg LaRose

To stand behind his statement, the governor must willingly ignore the significant portion of Louisiana residents among the working poor in a state with the nation’s highest poverty rate.

Rep. Beau Beaullieu said there is no firm date or guarantee that justices will issue their decision in time to justify the calendar change he’s proposed.

Louisiana residents who rely on the largest public food assistance program won’t get those benefits next month if the federal government shutdown continues, Gov. Jeff Landry said.

Mixed messages are coming from the Department of Children and Families Services about the reorganization of its child abuse hotline.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill filed a lawsuit this week that calls on the federal government to strike down rules that allow the distribution of abortion drugs without an in-person doctor’s visit.

Louisiana’s Attorney General Liz Murrill can intervene in a capital punishment case if a local prosecutor requests it, the Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled.

Civil rights advocates say a Honduran man is being held illegally at Louisiana State Penitentiary’s new immigration detention facility.

The entire U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeal will weigh the legality of Louisiana’s law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all classrooms.

It’s downright mystifying at times the lengths some officials will go to paint a rosy picture in the most dire circumstances.

Liz Murrill has joined attorneys general from 13 other states in asking the Trump administration to challenge a 2008 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that placed the death penalty off limits for persons who rape children.

The Trump administration is breaking the law with its efforts to cull protected personal information from millions of Americans, according to a new lawsuit.

"Louisiana currently faces a convergence of elevated violent crime rates in Shreveport, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans coupled with critical personnel shortages within local law enforcement," the governor wrote.

More than 80% of the fines Louisiana collects from drivers come from when they have to reinstate their licenses for lapsed auto insurance coverage.

Another Louisiana resident has died from contracting flesh-eating bacteria, the state health department confirmed Tuesday.

DJ, cue the Britney Spears classic "Toxic."

Persons on campus have been advised to shelter in place until further notice.

In recent days, Higgins has come out firing on all cylinders but with no clear direction ascertainable.

Liz Murrill said she intends to challenge a precedent from 2005 that declared capital punishment for minors unconstitutional. 

Louisiana to hold 2nd Amendment sales tax holiday

Areas where research shows Louisiana has failed to improve since Hurricane Katrina are economic hardship and violence.