A federal government shutdown will halt November SNAP benefits for Louisiana residents. More than 800,000 Louisianans who rely on the program could face food insecurity. Gov. Jeff Landry has blamed ...

Louisiana’s film and television industry has slowed to a crawl, with no productions shooting anywhere in the state and only a thin slate ahead — a stark contrast to the boom years when multiple ...

WASHINGTON – When the U.S. Supreme Court drilled down Wednesday on the issues surrounding Louisiana's Voting Rights case, the six conservative justices asked questions and made comments that indicated ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana NAACP is calling for the resignation of Louisiana State Police Col. Robert Hodges over the handling of the Kyren Lacy case. “In our view, Colonel ...

Planned Parenthood's two clinics in Louisiana closed on Tuesday over challenges that the organization said made it unfeasible to operate there. The clinics were in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) this week asked the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops to the Pelican State. Landry’s office, in a press release, said the governor submitted a request ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry says he has formally requested federal assistance (RFA) to activate up to 1,000 Louisiana National Guard personnel under Title 32. Landry announced his intentions during an ...

A dandy trail for hiking circles a little lake that's darned good for fishing. Lake Wilson in south Fayetteville is a scenic, 28-acre oval of pretty water that's the centerpiece of Lake Wilson Park.

In the U.S., there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes and Alaska Native entities, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior. As for Louisiana, the state is home to more ...

Chasing crappies is one of my favorite things to do. Crappie are abundant in lakes all over the country, aggressive biters, great sport on light tackle, and excellent table fare. From ice fishing to ...

Louisiana is asking the Supreme Court to bar any consideration of race in redistricting, abandoning its defense of its own current congressional map in a move that could reshape the Voting Rights Act ...

ST. MARYS — If you’ve ever been crappie fishing, you probably understand Russ Bailey’s unexpected career as an outdoors TV icon. You cast in one direction, thinking you know how things will go. Before ...