The federal task force will continue to target these crimes during and beyond Mardi Gras.

Louisiana State Sen. Blake Miguez (R-New Iberia) has bowed out of the race to replace Sen. Bill Cassidy and has opted to join the increasingly crowded field to replace Rep. Julia Letlow in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The nonprofit started in 2006 with a Christmas and back-to-school event for children. Today, it runs a free after-school program in the neighborhood.

Two years after Gov. Jeff Landry and state lawmakers voted to lengthen dozens of prison sentences for criminal convictions, the governor’s staff says state incarceration expenses are surging.

After Rep. Julia Letlow announced her candidacy, her seat in the U.S. House of Representatives is left up for grabs. The field is already getting crowded, as five Republicans have announced they’ll be throwing their hat in the ring so far.

Letlow made her campaign announcement on Tuesday (Jan. 20). She joins an increasingly crowded field of republicans running to unseat Cassidy.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill testified before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Wednesday on what she describes as the dangers of telemedicine abortions.

A new proposal could help the East Baton Rouge Parish Library regain some funding it lost after the failure of Mayor-President Sid Edwards’ Thrive EBR plan in November.

At the National Black Growers Council meeting in New Orleans, Black farmers respond to the $12 billion in tariff relief announced by the Trump administration and outline challenges farms are facing.

In an interview with WRKF, Nungesser said he’s all for criminals being apprehended, but those with proper documentation to work in the country and who haven’t committed any crimes shouldn’t have to live in fear.

The approved budget includes 11% cuts to nearly every department and nearly 200 layoffs. Councilmembers also allocated some of their budget funds to impacted departments.

As southeast Louisiana braces for the potential arrival of U.S. Border Patrol agents, local Democratic lawmakers are speaking up.