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The bill, which failed to advance past the House Criminal Justice Committee, would have allowed exceptions for victims of rape and incest who were under the age of 17.

For the past two years, state lawmakers have tried to drastically scale back the use of the technology. But officials in a handful of municipalities have refused to follow a new state law.

Esperanza Moran is the subject of an anonymous whistleblower complaint and at least one Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint.

For the second year, Duplessis has been unable to garner support for legislation that would require insurance companies to lower premiums for homeowners who invest in stronger roofs.

WWNO/WRKF has partnered with the Louisiana Illuminator to launch “The Light Switch,” a new weekly podcast focused on Louisiana politics.

Voters across Louisiana are headed to the polls to cast ballots in the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

As lawmakers in Louisiana gather to redraw the state’s electoral districts, one question looms above all else: In a state where one in three voters is Black, is it fair that only one of the six congressional seats represents a majority-minority district?

Louisiana’s once-in-a-decade restricting session will officially begin Feb. 1, state lawmakers announced Tuesday.

Among the tasks on New Orleans’ long new year list: launch guaranteed income.The city recently secured $500,000 to pilot unconditional cash payments to a…

At around 6 p.m., Delta made landfall at Creole, Louisiana as a Category 2 storm, hitting the same region that was pummelled by Hurricane Laura just six…