Louisiana's Republican-controlled Legislature approved a constitutional amendment on Friday that would allow them to expand ...

Louisiana’s GOP-dominated legislature passed tax cuts on personal and corporate income on Friday in exchange for a statewide ...

Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Congresswoman Julia Letlow wield massive power for Louisiana in U.S.

State lawmakers have agreed to a pared-down version of Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax overhaul package but one that would still ...

State officials took another loss in a case arguing against the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

Louisiana's plan to make all public school classrooms in the state post the Ten Commandments remains on hold under the latest ...

The Independent has reported that President-elect Donald Trump has expressed a desire to object to the handover of the Chagos ...

Letlow was elected by her colleagues in Region 8 that includes Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi to serve on the 33-member House Republican Steering Committee. Louisiana already occupies the top ...

Knox says a fire, which destroyed an abandoned home in March in historic Treme, was started by illegal squatters on the ...

“A man is a man, and a woman is a woman, and a man cannot become a woman,” the Louisiana Republican told reporters Tuesday. But Johnson, a devout Christian, added: “But I also believe that ...

Cent celebrated a crucial win as the state's Senate Committee voted to preserve film and television tax incentives.

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