The Latest Breaking News from Louisiana

Last month, one of the great explorers and producers of American vernacular music, Chris Strachwitz, passed away. He was 91 years old. He was the founder and co-owner (with Tom Diamant) of Arhoolie Records which since its first release in 1960, Texas Sharecropper And Songster by Texan bluesman Mance Lipscomb,…

Louisiana legislators who last year demanded answers from Gov. John Bel Edwards on whether he was complicit in a cover-up of troopers’ deadly arrest of a Black motorist have quietly abandoned their work without hearing from the governor or issuing any findings

Robbins' teammates and friends have held a vigil for him in Baton Rouge.

On May 30, 2023, the Louisiana State Legislature gave final approval to two constitutional amendments set to appear on the ballot on Oct. 14, 2023.

Amid mounting pressure from Republicans, a bill banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths in Louisiana that was narrowly killed by a legislative committee last week has been resurrected

The states — from the Gulf Coast, the West and Midwest — along with dozens of municipalities are trying to block rate hikes under the National Flood Insurance Program.

Louisiana and nine other states have filed a lawsuit against the federal government over sharp increases in national flood insurance rates slated to be phased in over the coming years

The Buckeyes will host the 5-star on his official tomorrow #GoBucks

Cameron Robbins had recently graduated from University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and was enjoying a trip to the Bahamas with other graduates when he jumped overboard on a sunset cruise as a dare