Category Archives: Politics & Government

Louisiana is a big winner at the JRNY America Awards, taking home three awards. Louisiana won for State of the Year, and New Orleans won for Best Food City and Best New Tourism initiative - the latter...

LSU alum and Baton Rouge native Scott Woodward is no longer the athletics director at LSU after Governor Landry said he did not want Woodward to hire the next football coach. It was announced on Thurs...

Congressman Steve Scalise will have a Democratic challenger in next year's general election. Special education teacher Lauren Jewett is launching a campaign to unseat the nine-term incumbent. "I am fi...

Data released by AARP this week shows that almost one million people in Louisiana provide unpaid and unsupported care to older loved ones at home. That accounts for almost 30% of the state's adult pop...

A new study by Leaders for a Better Louisiana says the Early Childhood Education Fund is in danger of running out of money by 2030. The fund was established in 2017 as a dollar-for-dollar match to loc...

Governor Jeff Landry says because of legislation approved in the special session, disabled people, children and the elderly who rely on cash assistance through the SNAP program will continue to receiv...

Governor Jeff Landry tells reporters at the State Capitol that LSU athletics director Scott Woodward will not be the one who selects the Tigers' new football coaches. "Scott Woodward is not selecting ...

The Louisiana Legislature has voted to delay the 2026 federal primary elections. The April closed party primary will now take place in May. Democrats have fought against this GOP-backed plan. Baton Ro...

UPDATE: An arrest has been made in the investigation of a triple homicide that occurred at in the 2000 block of Grammont Street in Monroe. A statement from the Monroe Police Department is as follows: ...

LSU football fans, get used to the name Frank Wilson. He's going to be the team's head coach for the remainder of the season. He was appointed interim head coach Sunday after the school fired Brian Ke...