Greg LaRose

State officials recently prioritized reducing wait times for calls into Louisiana’s child abuse hotline, but achieving that resulted in hundreds of reports to its online portal going unhandled for days.  They included “Priority 1” incidents, involving serious risk or harm that require immediate investigation from the Department of Children and Family Services. Those should be […]

The deployment follows similar actions involving Department of Homeland Security personnel in Los Angeles, Chicago and most recently Charlotte, North Carolina.

The historically significant cypress board, measuring 20 feet by 6 feet, was last seen at Schexnayder’s legislative office in Gonzales.

UNO and its future under the LSU System might not directly impact you, but there’s cause for concern when the state’s Open Meetings Law is so casually overlooked.

An East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury handed down an indictment against Schexnayder, accusing him of felony theft and malfeasance in office.

Early steps have been taken to adjust a buffer zone that would allow commercial menhaden fishing closer to the state’s coastline, reigniting the industry’s fight with sports fishermen and charter boat captains.

Now that two separate courts have ordered the Trump administration to use a contingency fund to resume assistance, the state has pulled back some of the aid it has already doled out.

It’s the latest update from state officials on the river’s health after the Aug. 22 fire and explosion at the petroleum products facility in Roseland.

Starting Saturday, Louisiana plans to issue SNAP recipients 25% of their typical monthly benefits.

Republicans in the Louisiana Legislature gave final approval Wednesday to pushing back 2026 primary election dates.