A bill to allow survivors of sexual assault to terminate housing leases early moved forward Wednesday. Rep. Aimee Freeman (D-New Orleans), who brought the bill, said that she did so for the sake of all...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers entered a three-month legislative session that seemed like it might be a pretty routine affair without the budget problems of years past and with fewer...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a public health emergency in Louisiana on Wednesday as the number of new coronavirus cases in the state continued to grow. The state's first...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards warned Louisiana residents Wednesday he expects the number of new coronavirus cases to rise in the state, as lawmakers held their first hearings on the...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is restarting its stalled effort to replace its voting machines, with the solicitation for bidders expected to go out shortly, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin said...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana resident has tested positive for the new coronavirus and is being kept in isolation in a New Orleans hospital, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Monday, as...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards' plan to give nearly $1 million in pay raises to his staff, cabinet secretaries and other political appointees ran into questions Tuesday from state...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards said he expects Louisiana to eventually see its own cases of the new coronavirus and told the state's residents Monday any confirmation of cases will...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers are sitting on $86 million in off-the-books surpluses in their agencies, and the House and Senate's new leaders said they haven't decided how they want...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration Friday proposed a $32 billion Louisiana budget for next year that pours millions of new dollars into education and keeps most other government...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana cleans its execution chamber at the state penitentiary daily, but it's been more than a decade since a condemned prisoner has laid on the chamber's black-padded...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's new Republican House speaker rewarded his Democratic supporters with top leadership positions on five subject-matter committees, but kept the key chairmanships...