Transgender Louisianans lost their ally in the governor’s seat. Now they’re girding for a fight
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As transgender people in Louisiana watched surrounding states in the deeply ...
John Bel Edwards
A look back at Louisiana Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ eight years in office
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — It was 2012 and Louisiana was spiraling toward a historic budget crisis, wit...
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will join law firm after leaving office
BATON ROUGE, La (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Thursday that once he leaves office...
Outgoing Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards touts accomplishments in farewell address
BATON ROUGE, La (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards used his farewell speech Wednesday to recount...
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards gives final end-of-year address
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards delivered his final end-of-the-year address ...
Louisiana lawmakers have until Jan. 15 to enact new congressional map, court says
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Legislature has until Jan. 15 to enact a new congressional map...
Former Louisiana House speaker chosen as Gov.-elect Jeff Landry’s chief budget adviser
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov.-elect Jeff Landry named his top budget chief Wednesday, selecting forme...
Louisiana and Amtrak agree to revive train service between New Orleans, Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is a step closer to connecting its capital city to New Orleans via...
Crews clear wreckage after ‘superfog’ near New Orleans causes highway crashes that killed at least 7
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Crews worked into Tuesday morning clearing the wreckage of more than 150 vehicles...
Louisiana governor’s race ignites GOP hopes of reclaiming position as Democrats try to keep it blue
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As Louisiana’s gubernatorial election commences Saturday, Republicans are ho...
AP Election Brief | What to expect in Louisiana’s statewide primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — The race to replace term-limited Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards tops the list of...
AP Election Brief | What to expect in Louisiana’s statewide primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — The race to replace term-limited Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards tops the list of...
Louisiana’s struggle with influx of salt water prompts a request for Biden to declare an emergency
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A mass inflow of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico creeping up the drought-...
Louisiana race for governor intensifies, but the GOP front-runner brushes off criticism
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s gubernatorial race is intensifying as candidates take aim at Att...
Candidates jump into Louisiana elections, and many races have no incumbent
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The floodgates have opened in Louisiana’s election season. Candidates flocke...
Lawsuit filed to block Port of New Orleans’ $1.8B container port project
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A south Louisiana parish is suing the Port of New Orleans to block it from buildi...
Here’s a look at some of Louisiana’s new 2023 laws
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A slew of new Louisiana laws, recently passed by the Republican-dominated Le...
US legislators turn to Louisiana for experience on climate change impacts to infrastructure
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — This summer — as blistering heat waves scorched the Southwest, wildfire smok...
Louisiana university bars a graduate student from teaching after a profane phone call to a lawmaker
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — State police are investigating and Louisiana State University has barred a g...