Louisiana lawmakers are asking Congress to bring back a federal program that helped schools buy food from local farms.

The Louisiana House on Thursday passed a budget proposal that includes funds to retain current teacher salaries. The budget still has to clear the Senate Finance Committee before it goes before the upper chamber.

A search is underway for seven inmates who broke out of the Orleans Parish jail on Friday morning. Three other inmates who escaped have already been captured, authorities said.

Flames ripped through the Nottoway Plantation House, destroying much of the historic structure.

Residents fighting against pollution from a nearby petrochemical plant are both relieved and disappointed after it suspended production.

Louisiana legislators could remove the public’s ability to confidentially or anonymously raise concerns about illegal activity by government employees and elected officials.

The case against a Louisiana law that classifies common pregnancy medications as controlled dangerous substances can proceed, a Louisiana judge ruled Thursday.

As the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion flounders amid politics, some scientists say that doubts about its effectiveness can be addressed by Neptune Pass, which branched off the Mississippi on its own and is creating the largest new delta in North America.

Local law enforcement agents could face jail or prison time and heavy fines for failing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities under a bill moving toward passage in the Louisiana State Legislature.

On Wednesday, the Louisiana Senate Governmental Affairs Committee approved SB 214, a bill that would make the Insurance Commissioner an appointed position rather than an elected one.

A sweeping insurance bill advanced through the Senate Insurance Committee on Wednesday, though tensions flared over a controversial part that would expand the authority of Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple.

Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order Tuesday to legally protect colleges and universities that pay college athletes. The order is an effort to prohibit the NCAA and other college athletic oversight organizations from taking action against schools that compensate athletes.