Gov. Jeff Landry eliminated parole for prisoners arrested after Aug. 1, 2024, and tightened eligibility rules for those ...

The EPA’s long-awaited proposed rules would change what counts as federally protected waters in the United States.

Louisiana has more judges per 100,000 residents than all but six states and Washington, D.C., according to an analysis by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor, and the state has more judges overall than ...

We’re dying from inhaling the industries’ pollution. I feel like it’s a death sentence. Like we are getting cremated, but not getting burnt. —Sharon Lavigne, 71, Saint James Parish, January 2023 ...

Louisiana residents pay the highest average sales tax rate in the United States at nearly 10%, according to the latest Tax Foundation rankings released this week. That costs taxpayers an extra $10 for ...

On Wednesday a new political movement was launched in Louisiana campaigning for the state to leave the United States and become a fully independent nation. The "Free Louisiana" campaign argues the ...

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MOBILE, Ala. (WVUE) - An old, decaying ship in the Port of Mobile has an impressive past. The SS United States is the largest passenger ship ever built in the U.S., and still holds the transatlantic ...

(CNN) — A patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 bird flu, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, the first such case in the United States. The agency ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Overall rates for sexually transmitted infections in the United States are slowing somewhat; however, Louisiana ranks at the top of the list for STI's among the states. According to ...

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