Former governor and convicted felon Edwin Edwards added a dash of spice to Louisiana politics for more than 50 years. From casino gambling promotions to a stint in reality television, the 87-year-old has...
The Louisiana Legislature will once again look at medical marijuana in its upcoming session in April.
Rep. Dalton Honore, D-Baton Rouge, prefiled the bill legalizing marijuana distribution for medical...
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal's budgeting tactics have heavily relied on quick fixes rather than matching state spending to annual revenue. Here are some of the ways Jindal made the...
Students gathered in the Quad yesterday as part of the “Suspect: Vague” demonstration to protest racial profiling.
Participants wore dark hoodies and held up signs with their physical descriptions....
In light of the recent $384 million budget cuts to higher education proposed by Gov. Bobby Jindal, some students decided it was time students had a voice in the legislature.
Political science senior Brad...
Though the country’s 2007-2009 recession may be a distant memory for some University students, one professor is using federal dollars to study those Americans still struggling.
Associate sociology...
Nearly three years after her son’s death and six days before what would have been Trayvon Martin’s 20th birthday, Sybrina Fulton stood before a Baton Rouge crowd, encouraging attendees to take...
The Baton Rouge Area Foundation revealed the first working designs for the Baton Rouge lakes master plan on Thursday during an open house in the Lod Cook Alumni Center.
After a presentation from Kinder...
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration has pushed back to mid-February the release of its proposal to close a $103 million budget deficit.
Jindal administration spokeswoman Meghan...
Behind the loud masses gathered at the PMAC on Saturday for Gov. Bobby Jindal’s “The Response” prayer rally was a quieter congregation advocating for same-sex marriage.
The Presbyterian...
Fifteen minutes before the start of “The Response” on Saturday, a mass of believers began to huddle around the stage of the PMAC, their outstretched arms swaying to the music of a worship band.
When...
The Response prayer rally, featuring keynote speaker Gov. Bobby Jindal, brought both prayer and protest to the LSU campus on January 24. Supporters and protesters lit social media afire with...
