Private inspectors find four out of five vendors serving imported shrimp.

With Election Day just weeks away, the clock is ticking for those who plan to register to vote for the November elections.

The fleet has dwindled over the past few years, but leaders say change is on the horizon.

Legislative leaders say the money is needed to avoid rural hospital closures.

Lawmakers passed a law designed to limit reproductive rights in Louisiana. But it may also limit patients’ chances of surviving common life events like miscarriages and births.

At least two of Louisiana’s largest ports are expected to shut down on Tuesday, when local members of the International Longshoreman’s Association union walk off the job over a contract dispute with major container companies.

Louisiana’s largest health system has sent guidance to some staff on the state’s new anti-abortion law that reclassifies two common pregnancy medications as controlled dangerous substances.

The loss of revenue would worsen the state’s budget problems.

Ernest J. Wright, a civil rights trailblazer in New Orleans, was the city’s first Black social worker.

Five candidates running for mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish debated for nearly two hours on Tuesday night.