NEW ORLEANS – Mayor LaToya Cantrell made history — becoming the city’s first mayor to be indicted while in office — after ...

Cantrell’s indictment comes 11 years after the conviction of former Mayor Ray Nagin, who accepted bribes from businessmen ...

The battle for partisan advantage in Congress places Democratic and others who support curbs on gerrymandering in an ...

Wetlands in the New Orleans area harmed by the now defunct Mississippi River Gulf Outlet are a step closer to getting a ...

Records show the Louisiana Department of Health has made changes to its Medicaid billing and diagnosis codes so that ...

Changes Louisiana lawmakers made to state tax policy last fall will reduce the overall burden on most households by ...

Critics argue that asylees and refugees, who are extensively vetted and have a legitimate path to citizenship, can wait years ...

Now, after its 40th year and 38th hypoxia cruise, The Pelican’s annually planned journey faces challenges to stay afloat, ...

The deported children range in age from 2 to 11 years old, and one — a 4-year-old — has stage-four kidney cancer, according to the lawsuit.

Voters who've requested an absentee ballot for Oct.11 election should expect to see these redesigned envelopes in the coming ...

The Louisiana Legislature is considering convening a special session for congressional redistricting this fall in anticipation of a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on the map lawmakers approved ...

Since Robert F. Kennedy vowed to nail down the cause of autism, he has eliminated federal researchers looking at potential ...