Louisiana

Congressman calls out president during remarks to the Baton Rouge Press Club.

Louisiana taxpayers have until Sept. 6 to claim millions of dollars in state tax refunds before they become unclaimed property.

Lawmakers opted to remove the Independent Party to avoid confusion, Secretary of State spokesperson Joel Watson said.

The future of rural hospitals in Louisiana is being questioned in the wake of Medicaid cuts passed by the GOP.

Earlier this year, the Louisiana Board of Ethics told Gov. Jeff Landry’s political action committee to stop paying for the governor’s membership at the U.S. House of Representatives fitness center.

Some rural Louisiana towns struggle to find candidates due to unique challenges to holding rural office.

A judge has ordered the release of two Iranian-born LSU students from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, where they have been detained since late June.

A tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico is bringing heavy rain to Louisiana and Mississippi, but forecasters don’t believe it will strengthen into anything significant.

Four law enforcement officials and a businessman in Central Louisiana are accused of falsifying crime reports to help foreign nationals remain in the United States.

New Orleans is preparing for heavy rainfall this week as a tropical disturbance moves through the Gulf of Mexico toward the Louisiana coast.