Louisiana News

The debate over whether to expand Medicaid could be a key issue in the competitive Senate races in Louisiana and Mississippi, political experts say.

Crain was elected by his peers in the LSU Council of Student Body Presidents to represent the system.

With more than 400 festivals on Louisiana's annual calendar, only a handful are major economic engines and cultural bastions.

Country music stars show off their 'Greatest Eats' New cookbook part of latest book news.

A West Feliciana Parish elementary teacher took top honors as Louisiana's teacher of the year at an awards ceremony for outstanding educators Saturday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Baton Rouge.

The peach orchards at Mitcham Farms, near the north Louisiana city of Ruston, have survived winter freezes, droughts and dangerous hail storms, but they evidently will not survive the Environmental Protection Agency and its regulations.

An ongoing congressional stalemate that threatens federal highway aid flowing to states won't stop any roadwork in Louisiana, at least for the next few months, according to state transportation department officials.

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries last week advised fishermen to be cautious about the Vibrio vulnificus bacteria found in saltwater.

As scorching 90-degree-plus temperatures hovered over the Palouse on Friday, there were a few items related to WSU football circulating on the Internet.

This program, hosted by Harry Connick Jr., features Louisiana's biggest music stars performing the popular song "You Are My Sunshine, " originally recorded by country star and former Louisiana Governor Jimmie Davis.

Louisiana is well and widely known for its unique blend of music, food and culture.

Friday was a painful night for the family and friends of a Hammond woman killed in the recent Bourbon Street mass shooting.

State Sen. J.P. Morrell, D-New Orleans, wants to investigate how sexual assault and rape are handled at public colleges and universities in Louisiana.

The Times-Picayune recruiting analyst James Smith and recruiting writer Andrew Lopez broke down the performances of the nine Louisiana prospects that attended Nike's The Opening in Oregon this week on this episode of the Recruiting Corner.

Two men suspected of raping children were arrested in East Feliciana Parish on Thursday.

Louisiana's high schoolers continued to improve on state and national tests in the 2013-14 year, and a record number of them graduated on time in 2013, state officials announced Friday.

Looking at you, Louisiana products. These are happening now. Also: I expect to see and report on more new products from our state next month, when there are usually debuts at the Louisiana Restaurant Show.

The Standard Mapping eCard replaces the background map of a Lowrance GPS unit, showing the Louisiana marsh as it actually appears.

The Tea Party's favored candidate in Mississippi, Chris McDaniel, had a close defeat to six-term incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran in the Republican primary.

Former Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster didn't just support tort reform, he campaigned on the issue, promising to rein in plaintiff's attorneys who made big bucks suing big companies for big damages.