Category Archives: Politics & Government

The state's Hurricane Ida Sheltering Program is continuing to move forward with more than 13-hundred travel trailers already placed in the hardest-hit parishes for those affected by the storm, noting ...

Republican state legislators are voicing opposition to a Department of Health proposal to require COVID-19 shots for kids to attend schools. The mandate would apply only to age groups approved by the ...

Louisiana is marking its second-largest seasonal over-the-month increase in employment in decades. That's the word from Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Cates who says the ongoing recovery from Hurr...

The Louisiana Department of Health is proposing to add COVID-19 vaccines to the list of required shots for some students. It's a move Governor John Bel Edwards supports. "It would be totally, I think,...

President Biden orders 50 million barrels of oil to be released from the strategic reserve in an effort to reduce energy costs. LSU Center for Energy Studies, Executive Director David Dismukes said th...

Governor Edwards announces $11.3 million has been secured to help residents recover from the 2020 hurricanes along with flooding that severely damaged homes in Lake Charles. It's a combination of fund...

Governor Edwards and other officials today marked the completion of the $125 million I-10 widening project between I-49 and Breaux Bridge. The ribbon-cutting involved the replacement of more than seve...

There's something to be thankful for at the pump this week. Gas Buddy Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan says the average price for regular gas in Louisiana is down a penny and half with the stat...

As Louisianans sit down for a Thanksgiving dinner Thursday, know that the price tag for the meal is lower than the national average. That's according to the Louisiana Farm Bureau and spokesman Avery D...

The newly established Governor's Office of Human Trafficking Prevention receives a $1.5 million federal grant to improve outcomes for young victims of the crime. Executive Director of the office Dr. D...