Amid discussions of splitting LSU’s top leadership role into two positions, System President William Tate is moving his office to the same campus building that once held the school chancellor’s office.

Children who qualify for free or reduced-price meals at school are eligible for food assistance over the summer break, state officials announced Monday.

A proposal to more than double the tax placed on sports gambling in Louisiana – and dedicate some of that revenue to Division I athletics programs – is moving forward in the state legislature.

Legislative committees advanced a number of bills last week, including one that would revise the criteria for the Louisiana Board of Ethics' investigation process.

A Louisiana judge this week set aside the first-degree murder conviction and death sentence of Jimmie Chris Duncan, whose 1998 conviction for killing his girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter was based in part on bite mark evidence that experts now say is junk science.

The Louisiana Senate Health and Welfare Committee advanced legislation this week aimed at closing gaps in child abuse investigations at early learning centers.

A court hearing in Baton Rouge provided a rare window into working conditions on Louisiana State Penitentiary's "farm line," which prisoners are challenging.

The bills, proposed during President Donald Trump’s attacks on immigrants nationwide, would force public institutions to track the immigration status of people using their services.

Gov. Jeff Landry is backing a law change that would allow the director he appointed to the Louisiana Racing Commission to continue owning racehorses, even though he oversees their licensing as part of his government job.

Before entering the gates of the Fair Grounds, festivalgoers were welcomed by ambitious entrepreneurs. These street vendors have been a fixture outside the Jazz Fest for decades.