Attorney General Jeff Landry Declines To Join Other AGs In Singling Out U.S. Capitol Attack For Condemnation

Landry points finger at Antifa and Black Lives Matter

Sedition And Conspiracy Charges Among The 170 Cases Opened In Federal Probe Of U.S. Capitol Attack

FBI Director Christopher Wray and Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen were not present at the briefing.

U.S. House Democrats Say They Have Enough Votes To Impeach Trump

There are 222 Democrats in the House and 211 Republicans, with one race still undecided and one vacancy, so Democrats would need 217 votes.

Dozens Of GOP Lawmakers To Reject Certifying Biden As President

Objections expected to make a typically routine process anything but

Gov. Edwards Appoints Nephew, Former Law Partner To UL System Board

‘My resume and experience qualify me,’ Bradley Stevens says

Louisiana’s GOP Lawmakers Now Support COVID-19 Accommodations For Upcoming Elections

Proposal sails easily through House and Senate committees

U.S. Senate Runoffs Poised To Hand Georgia Democrats Historic Win

‘This is a blue state now’

U.S. Capitol On Lockdown After Pro-Trump Rioters Storm Inside

‘The words of a president matter,’ Biden says

Woman Shot During U.S. Capitol Violence Dies

A woman was shot inside the U.S. Capitol Wednesday during a riot provoked by Trump backers .

Democrats Prepare To Take Over U.S. Senate Control After Double Victories In Georgia

Senate Democrats will have Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to break tie votes

Congress Certifies Biden As President After Rioting Mob Is Driven From The Capitol

Lawmakers early Thursday certified Electoral College votes declaring Joe Biden the winner of the November presidential election.

National Guard Sent To D.C. As Police Defend Response To Mob Takeover At Capitol

Police officials said they are seeking to identify other individuals involved in the destructive riots.

How The 25th Amendment Could Be Employed To Quickly Remove Donald Trump From Office

Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls president’s removal an ’emergency of the highest magnitude’

Democrats Unveil Resolution To Impeach Trump, Fearing A Self-Pardon

‘We have a constitutional obligation to impeach,” Rep. Ilhan Omar says

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry Tied To Group That Summoned ‘Patriots’ To Capitol To ‘Stop The Steal’

March to Save America rally ended with a violent attack on the House and Senate

Multiple Investigations Opened Into The Death Of U.S. Capitol Police Officer In Pro-Trump Riots

More than 50 U.S. Capitol Police and D.C. Metro Police officers were injured

After Pro-Trump Mob Attacks U.S. Capitol, History Teachers Connect The Past To The Present

A world history teacher carved out time for students to talk about their feelings about the previous day’s attack.

La. Capitol Security Chief Says D.C. Counterparts Should’ve Had ‘Much Better Response’

Legislators plan to discuss security at Baton Rouge building

Congress Overrides Trump’s Veto Of Annual Defense Authorization Bill

That means the annual defense policy measure will become law despite Trump’s opposition.

U.S. House Votes To Override Trump’s Veto Of Annual Defense Authorization Bill

Louisiana Congressmen Graves, Johnson and Richmond voted in favor of the veto override.

Louisiana Election To Replace Congressman-Elect Letlow Expected To Be Held March 20

It will likely be on the same day as the election to replace Congressman Richmond

Congressman-Elect Luke Letlow Admitted To ICU With COVID-19

Letlow transferred to ICU in Shreveport after five days in Monroe hospital

Statue Of Edward White, Segregationist Judge, Moved From Outside La. Supreme Court Building To Inside

The statue of Edward Douglass White Jr. was relocated from outside the court building on Royal Street Wednesday to inside.

AG Jeff Landry Pulls Louisiana Into Another Conservative-Backed Lawsuit — NRA V. New York

Landry calls case against NRA executives a threat to Louisianians

Supreme Court Vacates ‘Edwards V. House’ Petition Case On Technicality

Procedural error gets case sent back to district court

Congress Passes Massive ‘First Step’ In Pandemic Relief With $900B Package

It’s a first step, and we will need to do more,’ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says

Congress Seals The Deal On Emergency Relief After Dispute Over Fed Lending Settled

A deal on a coronavirus relief package finally emerged on Sunday night.

Politicians Quit Congress, But Their ‘Zombie’ Campaigns Stagger On With Millions In The Bank

Republican Michele Bachmann hasn’t set foot in the U.S. Capitol as an elected member of Congress from Minnesota for at least six years.

Workers’ COVID-19 Lawsuits Could Be Quashed Under GOP Push In Congress

Republicans want liability shields for employers

Folgers Tax Breaks Survive Another Month With New Orleans City Council

Council postpones decision on four tax exemptions

Biden Picks Michigan’s Granholm For Energy, North Carolina’s Regan For EPA And New Mexico’s Haaland For Interior

President-elect Joe Biden will nominate U.S. Rep. Debra A. Haaland to lead the Interior Department.

Congress Close To Emergency Relief Deal Including Direct Payments, Added Unemployment Benefits

Aid for state and local governments unlikely to be included

LSU Official Who Didn’t Report Domestic Violence Confession Remains On Presidential Search Committee

Members of LSU’s governing board declined to comment on his position

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Heads For The Exits, Leaving A Legacy Of Turmoil

‘First thing I will do is make sure that the secretary of education is not Betsy DeVos,’ Biden promised in 2019

Relief For States And Local Governments Remains Sticking Point For New COVID-19 Relief Bill

As COVID-19 deaths continue to rise, millions of Americans remain unemployed and a new eviction crisis looming.

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit That Tried To Overturn Election Results

4 of Louisiana’s 5 Republican representatives supported Texas suit

FCC Grants Louisiana $342 Million To Expand High Speed Internet In Rural Communities

175,000 homes and businesses expected to benefit over 10-year period

States Just One Step Away From COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout After Federal Panel OK

U.S. has had 15 million COVID-19 infections, 290K deaths

With Rep. Mike Johnson Leading, Half Of U.S. House Republicans Back Texas Suit Claiming Election ‘Irregularities’

Louisiana’s 4th district representative calls his court filing ‘the big one!’

U.S. House Passes Bill To Avert Government Shutdown While Relief Talks Drag O

The House on Wednesday voted to pass a stopgap spending bill.