Category Archives: Politics & Government

The FBI cites an NBA game played in New Orleans as part of their evidence into illegal sports betting. Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier is among more than 30 people charged in a massive investigation int...

A new statewide poll finds President Trump's favorable rating in Louisiana is 48%, but Governor Jeff Landry's is only 39%. JMC Analytics and Polling pollster John Couvillon says Landry had an aggressi...

Senator Bill Cassidy has reached out to the NCAA, asking for information on foreign athletes and their ages. Cassidy says he initially became concerned following a conversation with a legendary Louisi...

Governor Jeff Landry is warning SNAP recipients that they will not receive cash assistance from the government on their cards starting November 1st if the federal government shutdown continues. Jan Mo...

A new statewide poll finds Louisiana residents overwhelmingly support an open primary election system over a closed party primary. Pollster John Couvillon says 69% of the 600 respondents favor an open...

The legislature reconvenes at two this afternoon to begin a 22-day special session to adjust the primary election calendar. According to the bill co-authored by Port Allen Republican Senator Caleb Kle...

The LSU Presidential Search Committee holds its third meeting Thursday afternoon at 1:30 pm. Piper Hutchinson, a reporter with the Louisiana Illuminator, says with this meeting, the committee moves in...

Poverty among children in Louisiana is on the rise. The group Agenda for Children says the poverty rate among children in Louisiana is 19% - currently the highest in the country. That's also far above...

Authorities are investigating the mysterious death of a young woman from Wisconsin who was found dead on the I-10 Twin Spans in an apparent hit-and-run. St. Tammany Parish Coroner Christopher Tape say...

With the legislature set to debate the status of the primaries starting tomorrow, Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser leaves no doubt as to where he stands on the whole thing - if it was up to him, he'd scra...