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 ...

And then, there were two. With the incumbent out of the race, Julia Letlow and John Fleming are now squaring off head-to-head for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. Fleming said his supporters are more excited now, and a poll that his campaign did after the primary shows him tied with Letlow. He said, "The...

Children enrolled in the state's SUN Bucks program are starting to receive their money. The program provides money to kids who receive free or reduced-price school meals during the summer months when school is not in session. Tim Jenkins, the economic stability director at the Louisiana Department of Health, said each ...

LSU's flagship campus has surpassed $600 million in annual research activity, an 11% growth over the previous year. Chancellor Jim Dalton says the research is happening across the board. "Think about research dollars in the STEM field: That can be engineering, biomedical sciences. We do a lot in agriculture, as I ...

Louisiana will use more than $1 billion in federal money over the next five years to improve health care in rural areas through the Rural Tech Catalyst Fund. Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Evelyn Griffin says rural healthcare providers are doing great work with limited resources, but this initiative will provide them wi...