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Kat Stromquist/Gulf States NewsroomThe demonstration condemned Trump's border crackdown policies that have led to the detention of students, activists and people without documents in Louisiana. -
Jack Thornell/APJustice Department ends decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana. Others expected to fallThe Justice Department is lifting a school desegregation order in Louisiana dating to the Civil Rights Movement, calling its continued existence a “historical wrong” and suggesting that others across the South should be eliminated.
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Voters in about half of Louisiana’s parishes will go to the polls Saturday to elect officials and decide on various ballot proposals. -
More insurance reform bills are making their way through the legislature including one that would crack down on personal injury attorney advertising. -
The House of Representatives voted 74-17 to pass a bill that would shift the state’s official public notices from The Advocate newspaper to a government-run website. -
Children who qualify for free or reduced-price meals at school are eligible for food assistance over the summer break, state officials announced Monday. -
Legislative committees advanced a number of bills last week, including one that would revise the criteria for the Louisiana Board of Ethics' investigation process. -
The Louisiana Senate Health and Welfare Committee advanced legislation this week aimed at closing gaps in child abuse investigations at early learning centers. -
The bills, proposed during President Donald Trump’s attacks on immigrants nationwide, would force public institutions to track the immigration status of people using their services. -
Gov. Jeff Landry is backing a law change that would allow the director he appointed to the Louisiana Racing Commission to continue owning racehorses, even though he oversees their licensing as part of his government job. -
Lawmakers are suspicious of contractors who go "door to door" to find customers after storms. -
Several bills aimed at making the insurance industry more transparent advanced in committees Wednesday.
