Louisiana House Speaker Phillip DeVillier has told legislators to keep their calendars open for a possible redistricting special session in late October or November.

The 135 Louisiana National Guard troops sent to join President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime and homelessness in Washington D.C. had arrived Wednesday to help local law enforcement — and they will stay there “as long as the President needs them,” Gov. Jeff Landry said Wednesday.

The plea follows a disturbing incident in February 2023 when a mother caught McCartney in the act of sexually abusing her daughter.

Louisiana redistricting map blocked by appeals court for diluting Black votes while Supreme Court considers broader case on race-conscious congressional district drawing.

Khalil Bryan was wanted on warrants for violent offenses out of Louisiana. He tried to jump out of a window to avoid being arrested at a Cypress home on Wednesday.

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 last year,

U.S. News & World Report: Ochsner Children's Hospital named best children's hospital in Louisiana Ochsner Children’s Hospital, located at 1514 Jefferson Hwy. in New Orleans, is the pediatric hospital of the Ochsner Medical Center, and it is a children's ...

While Louisiana still ranks 45th in the nation for percent of adults who smoke cigarettes, both national and statewide use of cigarettes is at an all-time low. See the data.