A Louisiana commission recommends significant new pay raises for judges through 2029, citing inflation, purchasing power and ...

Gov. Jeff Landry addresses the Louisiana Legislature on opening day of legislative session, Monday, April 14, 2025, at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate-Pool) ...

A Jennings lawmaker announced his resignation from the Louisiana State Legislature. Republican State Rep. Troy Romero is ...

Kaniya Pierre Louis, left, is a third-year medical student shadowing family medicine physician Dr. Zita Magloire. (Sarah Jane Tribble/KFF Health News) Louisiana students who qualify for TOPS tuition ...

With just minutes to spare, Louisiana lawmakers concluded the 2025 legislative session on Thursday — but, per usual, it ended with a bang. Before lawmakers could even walk out the Capitol doors, Gov.

When the Louisiana Legislature gathers Monday in the State Capitol, it will begin debate on contentious issues ranging from improving roads and bridges to embracing the "Make America Healthy Again" ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - There’s just over one week left for the 2025 Louisiana Legislative Session. State lawmakers have until next Thursday, June 12th, to get everything wrapped up. A wide range of ...

BATON ROUGE—The House Education Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill to update funding for TOPS college scholarships and create a new award for the highest-scoring students. It also advanced a ...

Louisiana's powerful business lobby had a banner year in 2024, winning long-sought tax changes and education reforms, aided by a new governor and a Republican supermajority in Baton Rouge. But on some ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Gov. Jeff Landry’s address to lawmakers as the legislative session began Monday celebrated accomplishments and touched on his priorities: insurance reform, health ...

With days to go in the spring legislative session, Louisiana’s House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favor of Senate Bill 100, which requires agencies to track undocumented immigrants who ...

Gov. Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill have been battling some of the nation’s largest health care companies in ...