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Coronavirus may have taken root in New Orleans, but now it is branching out across the state. East Baton Rouge Parish and Ascension got their first cases…

Louisiana is taking steps to prevent the spread of coronavirus in state prisons and jails.On Tuesday, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid Gautreaux…

Gov. John Bel Edwards said the state will be limiting visitation in nursing homes, prisons and jails over the next 30 days to curtail the spread of…

The number of people infected with coronavirus in Louisiana continues to rise. State health officials identified multiple cases on Tuesday, one day after…

The Louisiana Department of Health has reported the state's first "presumptive positive" case of COVID-19, commonly referred to as coronavirus, according…

The United States Supreme Court heard arguments today in the first major abortion case of the Trump Era, considering the constitutionality of a Louisiana…

Nearly 84,000 people in at least 56 countries have fallen ill as the coronavirus spreads across the world. Earlier this week, the Centers for Disease…

Judge Jessie LeBlanc of the 23rd Judicial District announced her resignation Thursday after a groundswell of public criticism over her admitted use of a…

Congressman Ralph Abraham will not seek a fourth term to represent the sprawling 5th District, he announced on Twitter.The district runs from Baton Rouge…

Mardi Gras has finally arrived, and people all across Louisiana are celebrating — from Galliano to Shreveport and everywhere in between.The weeks of…