BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal's hallmark proposal to revamp Louisiana's Medicaid program passed its first legislative test Thursday, with a procedural vote in a joint meeting of the House...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Baton Rouge police officer cited for first-offense DWI in November will retire from the police force this week.Police spokesman Don Kelly said Wednesday that Sgt. Edward...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new survey finds many consider race relations a problem in the New Orleans area though other problems, such as corruption, taxes and crime, ranked as higher concerns.The telephone...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed an antitrust lawsuit Louisiana's former attorney general filed against some of the nation's largest insurance companies after hurricanes...

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama has won another contest: He's been named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2008. The magazine has named Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, French...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An $849 million Hurricane Katrina recovery program, hobbled by red tape and the national credit crunch, will seek to issue rebuilding money directly to small landlords without...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Somewhat running against national trends, Louisiana's state-licensed casinos saw their winnings from gamblers in November increase from over a year ago.State police say the...

CHICAGO (AP) — Pushing to fill his Cabinet, President-elect Barack Obama announced Wednesday his choices of former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack to be agriculture secretary and Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar...

PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) — Tiger Truck Stop can keep the exhibit it's named for — a 550-pound tiger — after a judge temporarily blocked a state wildlife order to remove the animal, which...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's public colleges and state-funded health care programs for the poor and disabled are expected to take the brunt of the $341 million in cuts needed to balance this...

U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu has been chosen to chair the Senate's Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.The assignment, announced Monday, will take effect when the new Congress convenes next month.The...

The deadline to apply for damages from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike are approaching, Dasha Castillo, the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA said Tuesday. The deadline to apply for Gustav damages is Wednesday,...