The proposed pay, introduced by Councilman Ryan Heck, would set the mayor’s annual salary at $175,000, while council members ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Newly inaugurated Mayor-President Sid Edwards will attend his first East Baton Rouge Metro Council meeting ...

Louisiana law mandates Tier 1 disclosure forms, which include home addresses, for high-ranking officials like the governor’s ...

The case challenges Louisiana's 2022 redistricting maps, with officials seeking to declare Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act ...

With the special election scheduled for February 15, voters will choose between three contenders: State Rep. Larry Selders, ...

Carter’s remains will remain at the Capitol until Thursday morning when they will be transported to Washington National Cathedral for a state funeral.

The measure is part of Biden’s pledge to conserve 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. However, industry analysts note that ...

The Louisiana case involved the D1.1 clade of H5N1, a strain circulating in wild birds and poultry. This variant differs from ...

The ceremony, set to take place in the Capitol Rotunda, will include eulogies delivered by Harris, Senate Majority Leader ...

Mayor-President Sid Edwards expressed optimism about the department’s future. “The morale is already up. Now is a great time ...

Another historic achievement during the ceremony was the swearing-in of Cynthia Gray James as one of the first women to serve ...

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visited New Orleans to honor the victims of the New Year’s Day attack on ...