What’s being built, bought and planned in Ascension Parish
Here are the latest property transactions, issued permits and upcoming business-related events in the parish. Issued permits A new construction permit for a 12,...
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Landry turns attention to salvaging teacher stipends after Amendment 3 defeat
Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order intended to preserve teacher stipends for the upcoming school year.
‘LaPolitics’: What to look for on the state’s November ballot
While the June ballot hosting primary runoffs is pretty light, the general ballot voters will face in November is massive. LaPolitics will take a closer look at...
FARK.com: (14086700) Louisiana cop running Mississippi cockfighting ring caught using police database to out informant who brought his fowl enterprise crashing down
Humorous views on interesting, bizarre and amusing articles, submitted by a community of millions of news junkies, with regular Photoshop contests.
Troubled Louisiana Zoo Keeps Seeing Animals Escape
At a zoo in Louisiana, a missing Nile crocodile is just one entry on a long list of animals that have slipped away. In a reported feature for the Wall Street ...
Louisiana Passes Key Bill Letting Churches Protect Themselves from Leftist Protesters
The legislation comes months after left-wing protesters disrupted services at Cities Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Louisiana is the eighth most affordable state to retire, study says
Louisiana ranks among the top 10 most affordable states to retire, according to a new study from Retirement Living.
Louisiana approves new congressional map, dismantling majority-Black district
Louisiana's 2026 redistricting ends with Gov. Landry signing SB 121, eliminating a majority-Black district after the Supreme Court gutted the VRA.
The Arc of the Voting Rights Act
Louisiana Republicans erased a majority-Black congressional district.
Louisiana enacts new congressional districts in a bid to give the GOP another seat
Louisiana enacted a new map of congressional districts Friday that is designed to help Republicans pick up a seat while eliminating one of the state's two major...
Louisiana legislature approves new congressional map
Louisiana's Republican-led legislature on Friday voted to approve a new congressional map that eliminates one of two majority-Black districts.
Louisiana Passes Map Eliminating Majority-Black District
Louisiana Gov. postponed a primary election already in progress to implement a redistricting effort that disenfranchises Black voters.
Delfin close to green-lighting floating LNG export hub off of Louisiana
Delfin Midstream Inc. is close to green-lighting what would be the first floating liquefied natural gas export site in the U.S., Bloomberg reports. Financing fo...
New Louisiana Map Boosts GOP, Keeps Only One Black-Majority Seat
Louisiana's new GOP-favored map cuts black-majority districts, reshaping political power ahead of midterms.
State expands TOPS-Tech eligibility in an effort to boost workforce training
Louisiana lawmakers have approved legislation aimed at expanding access to TOPS-Tech scholarships as the state seeks to strengthen its workforce pipeline for ma...
Roundup: Unemployment / Richard Nelson / The Storage Center
Initial claims rise: Initial unemployment claims in Louisiana rose to 1,694 for the week ending May 23, up from 1,394 the prior week but down from 2,232 during ...
Louisiana Lawmakers Approve Map to Add GOP House Seat
Louisiana lawmakers passed a new congressional map Friday designed to pick up a Republican seat while leaving the state with just one of its two majority-Black ...
Louisiana passes new congressional map to eliminate majority-Black district, give GOP another seat
Approval of the new House map came a month after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state’s current map as an illegal racial gerrymander, weakening the la...
Louisiana Puts Another Remnant Of Institutionalized Racism Six Feet Under
Louisiana passed a newly drawn map Friday eliminating institutionalized racism in one of the state's Democratic-majority districts.
Louisiana Approves Map Eliminating a Majority-Black District
The air inside the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge on Friday was thick with the weight of a history that many in the chamber felt was being actively
Louisiana Republicans Approve New US House Map
NBC News reports: Louisiana Republicans approved a new congressional map Friday, eliminating one of the state’s two majority-Black districts and drawing an ad...
Louisiana passes new congressional map, dismantling one majority-Black district
Louisiana Republicans approved a new congressional map Friday, eliminating one of the state’s two majority-Black districts and drawing an additional Republican-leaning district in its place
Louisiana lawmakers approve incentives for wood pellet industry
A bill aimed at making Louisiana more enticing to the controversial wood pellet industry has sailed through the Legislature.
‘LaPolitics’: Questions remain over congressional map
The plaintiffs in the Callais case argue that Senate Bill 121 still may not comply with the Supreme Court’s decision.
State and Exxon reach an agreement over coastal damages
Louisiana reached a deal with ExxonMobil over “coastal land disputes,” Gov. Jeff Landry announced on social media Thursday. Landry said a large part of the ...
Cheniere Moves Ahead With Sabine Pass LNG Expansion
Cheniere Energy Partners has taken a key step toward expanding its flagship Sabine Pass LNG export terminal in Louisiana, signing an engineering, procurement an...
How much did Baton Rouge rents tick up in May?
Rents in Baton Rouge increased 1.1% in May compared to a 0.5% increase nationwide, according to a new report.
Roundup: Fortified homes / American agriculture / St. George
New law: Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday signed a bill into law that reallocates millions in excess funds to continue the expansion of the Louisiana Fortify Homes...
Inside the $100M plan to reshape Baton Rouge sports
A proposed sports complex on Burbank Drive could pump more than $35 million annually into the regional economy and draw 240,000 visitors a year, according to a ...
Jackson doubles down on criticism of fellow justices over Louisiana redistricting case: 'Be better'
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson doubled down on her criticism of the Supreme Court's handling of a Louisiana gerrymandering case, saying the court should stick to...