JP Morrell

A poll conducted among New Orleans voters shows that residents approve of Mayor LaToya Cantrell, but a large number of voters are undecided for a key City Council seat in the Nov. 13 election.

Two candidates running for a hotly contested City Council seat have unusual endorsements for their campaigns: each other.

A House committee will get its turn Monday on a bill that would exempt diapers and feminine hygiene products from state sales tax.

Louisiana will not be the 38th and final state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, which would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex.

Lawmakers have renewed an effort to eliminate the death penalty in Louisiana. A Senate committee passed a bill Tuesday that would leave the decision up...

A handful of Democratic legislators are pushing a plan to provide paid family and medical leave for working families in Louisiana.

For the first time in about a decade, the Louisiana Legislature is set to consider ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment. If successful, Louisiana would...

The Sewerage and Water Board oversees most of the water and drainage in the city. It’s faced lots of problems in recent years, including the floods in the…

The Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers works to protect rights guaranteed by the state and federal constitutions in criminal cases. When…