Paul Braun

As Louisiana lawmakers gaveled in the 2021 Legislative Session on Monday, Republican legislative leaders and Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards presented two vastly different agendas and two vastly different approaches to the state’s ongoing fight against COVID-19.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards relaxed state coronavirus restrictions on businesses Tuesday, lifting all capacity limits for bars, restaurants, gyms,…

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and state health officials announced Thursday that the state is anticipating its largest weekly allocation of...

For the second time in eight months, a bystander video capturing a Baton Rouge police officer restraining a Black teenager is sparking outrage and…

School and daycare staff are among 1.65 million Louisianans eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Monday, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced…

Mardi Gras 2021 — muzzled by a pandemic and and dampened by unusual freezing weather — looked about as expected.State Climatologist Barry Keim said this…

Louisiana’s ongoing battle with the coronavirus meant the state was already on track for a less-than-festive Fat Tuesday, but record cold temperatures...

Gov. John Bel Edwards extended his modified Phase 2 coronavirus restrictions Tuesday through March 3, despite the state’s recent improvement in some...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that the state will extend eligibility for coronavirus vaccines to another 275,000 Louisianans starting Monday...

The race to replace Cedric Richmond in Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District is finally set, with 15 candidates qualifying, most of them from New...