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The measure, Act 259, which passed the Louisiana State Legislature in the spring and was signed into law by Gov. Jeff Landry ...

The first-time political candidate, who defeated her well-endorsed opponent in the December runoff, will join the Orleans ...

A Republican, P.B.S. Pinchback was president pro tempore of the Louisiana Senate and the first Black governor in the United ...

“Michael knows more about jazz than most people will ever know,” longtime WWOZ-FM Program Director Dwayne Breashears said in ...

Jaclyn Hotard, the top parish administrator, said in one text message that she 'wanted to choke' environmental advocate Joy ...

Louisiana is one of several GOP-led states that have passed laws empowering local officers to enforce federal immigration law ...

The presidential election prediction is always easy in a red state like Louisiana. As expected, Donald Trump carried 60% of ...

Walker’s first published poem was “I Want To Write.” She wrote “For My People” in 1937 and published her first collection of ...

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New Orleans' homeless population says they're frustrated with Louisiana state officials after state-sanctioned sweeps.

City Park Conservancy, the nonprofit that runs the day-to-day operations of New Orleans’ largest park, is resuming its public ...