A three-judge panel in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans heard arguments about a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms.

Two advocacy groups have spent decades influencing policy at Louisiana State Capitol in the areas of economic development and ...

Royce Duplessis, a Democratic Louisiana state senator and attorney who has spoken out against Republican Gov. Jeff Landry's ...

Here's how Louisiana politicians participated in Trump's inauguration — and what the new administration might mean for the ...

At 450 feet tall, the Louisiana State Capitol is the tallest capitol in the United States. Designed in an art deco architectural style, the building is one of only four skyscraper capitols in the ...

A National Historic Landmark, Louisiana's Old State Capitol is not your average capitol building. Designed in a Gothic Revival architecture style and constructed between 1847 and 1852, the ...

Former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy is under investigation by Louisiana State Police in connection with a vehicle accident in December that killed a 78-year-old man in Lafourche Parish.

The Louisiana State Police for years have used excessive force during arrests and vehicle pursuits, a statewide pattern of misconduct that places the public at ''serious risk of harm,'' according ...

Limited bear hunting made its official return to Louisiana in December due to the bear population rebounding after three decades of protection, the state says. This is not the large bear killed by ...

Four other deputies were placed on “restriction of police authority,” on June 10 in connection with an incident involving a homeless woman at the state Capitol. In that case, two deputies were ...

An aerial view of the Louisiana State Capitol. (Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator) Gas stations won’t be able to sell hemp products anymore. Laid-off workers won’t get as many unemployment benefits and ...