After the Senate gave its final legislative passage of the new congressional map, the Public Affairs Research Council issued new commentary on the map that Governor Landry quickly signed into law. Research Director Melinda Deslatte says the new map essentially undoes the work of the legislature in 2024, when Landry cal...

Registration for a new round of fortified roof grants opens today. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says it opens at eight this morning. Registration for a new round of fortified roof grants opens today. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says it opens at eight this morning. "It runs through June 19th, 5 p.m., so ...

The 2026 legislative session comes to an end at six this evening, and lawmakers will be in an all-out game of Beat The Clock to get those last-minute bills onto Governor Landry's desk. While this year's session will forever be remembered for the congressional map redistricting that lawmakers suddenly became tasked with...

The start of June in Louisiana doesn't just mean the beginning of summer; it's also the start of hurricane season. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says this year's season has been forecasted to be below average, with a predicted total of 8-14 named storms, thanks to El Niño conditions. "That basically c...

After a debate that lasted about eight hours, the Louisiana House approved a Congressional map that eliminates one of the state's majority Black districts. The vote was 66-35 in the House, and the map was given final passage by a 28-10 vote in the Senate. The Republican-led legislature is drawing a new map because the ...