19, 2024, in the House chamber of the state Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP, File) (CN) — Louisiana officials asked the Fifth Circuit Tuesday to overturn a lower court ...

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The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the state of Louisiana and its corrections department for unlawfully imprisoning thousands of people for weeks and months after their sentences ...

NOHD officials said the map is part of an initiative to improve access to the medication and follows the Louisiana Legislature’s move to categorize it as a Schedule IV controlled substance.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The sun shines through concertina wire on a fence at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La., April ...

Louisiana is set to increase its sales tax rate by a total of 5% on Wednesday, ringing in the new year as the highest in the country, according to Sales Tax Institute, This sales tax increase will ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) said he’s “convinced” New Orleans is safe after a Wednesday attack that killed 15 people and injured 30 others after a man drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street.

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a ...

(8/1/24)Act 357 / SB463: By Senator William ‘Bill’ Wheat, Jr.DENTAL HEALTH: Creates the Louisiana Dental Loss Ratios for Dental Healthcare Services Plans Act.Act 412 / HB119: By Representative ...

A person in Louisiana contracted the nation's first serious human case of avian influenza, or bird flu, and was admitted to the hospital in recent days, according to the Centers for Disease ...

Gas stations won't be able to sell hemp products anymore. Laid-off workers won't get as many unemployment benefits and Louisiana will have a new income tax rate when a slew of bills become law on Jan.

Many people think that any meal you have with the one you truly love is a romantic experience. This is a great attitude to have, particularly if you’re broke. What this map here presupposes is, where ...