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

One of the greatest features of the American system is that the states, or “the laboratories of democracy,” as coined by Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, have a fair amount of autonomy and can ...

After an ex-girlfriend accused Robert Smith of a felony called "intentional exposure to HIV," he accepted a plea deal to spend six months in prison without realizing the conviction would also land him ...

Louisiana approved measures on Wednesday to help residents bridge the gap if normally-scheduled funds for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit recipients are not distributed on ...

According to the Louisiana Department of Health, after the United States Department of Agriculture guidance was released Tuesday, the agency suspended the state-funded program so the health department ...