The bill, House Bill 636, is in direct response to the death of Southern University student Caleb Wilson.

A bill asking voters to approve a constitutional amendment giving legislators a say in removing judges advanced through a Senate Judiciary committee Tuesday.

Louisiana residents may see changes in calling the state health department or using its website if it turns to artificial intelligence to save money.

The Gulf States Newsroom traveled across Mississippi and collected 219 written responses from people with lived experience of addiction.

This year, dozens of voting rights bills died in committee, nearly all of them in one day.

The Louisiana SPCA is entering kitten season — when the animal shelter takes in a high amount of young cats — with a reduced budget due to cuts from the New Orleans city government.

Mississippi will receive more than $400M to fight the opioid epidemic. So far, officials haven't directed it toward programs that support addiction recovery.

After months of complaints from residents about skyrocketing rates, Delta Utilities appeared before the New Orleans City Council to answer questions about its billing structure.

The New Orleans Police Department says claims made by the Department of Homeland Security concerning an NOPD recruit who was picked up by federal immigration agents are “inaccurate and misleading.”

More than 1,800 federal, state and local law enforcement officials will be present in New Orleans during Mardi Gras weekend and through Fat Tuesday, city officials announced at a press conference Monday (Feb. 2).