Early voting is over, so voters have one more chance this Saturday to head to the polls to make their voices heard in the U.S. Senate runoffs. The race getting the most attention has been on the Republican side, with Julia Letlow and John Fleming battling it out for the nomination. LSU political science professor Rober...

Governor Landry took an aerial tour of the flooding in Avoyelles Parish Friday afternoon, and what he saw from the air took his breath away. "Just the sheer amount of water; and the fact that that water is moving a lot slower than I'd like it to move; and seeing the homes that have several feet of water, was certa...

For years, WalletHub has done annual rankings for life as working moms for Mother's Day. This year, for the first time, it did a ranking for life as working dads for Father's Day, and it shows Louisiana with an overall ranking next to last, ahead of only New Mexico. Analyst Chip Lupo says the fact that Louisiana is a p...

An East Baton Rouge Parish judge granted a temporary restraining order to block Governor Landry's executive order to reallocate $168 million in the state's public school funding formula to provide stipends for teachers. Greg Beuerman, the spokesman for the three plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit against the order, says it...

Governor Landry has issued a state of emergency in six parishes in response to the severe weather caused by Tropical Storm Arthur - Avoyelles, Lafourche, Pointe Coupee, St. Landry, St. Tammany and Terrebonne. Arthur's remnants stalled over Avoyelles Parish throughout the day yesterday, dumping about two and a half feet...