Louisiana Has Sent Out 69,000 ‘Frontline Worker’ Payments

Grocery and convenience store workers have benefited the most

Confusion Follows President Trump’s Executive Action On Unemployment

Not every state will kick in $100 in extra aid

Louisiana Legislative Auditor Shoots Down Conspiracy Theory Concerning Duplicate Covid-19 Cases

State’s numbers are ‘generally correct,’ auditor says

Lawsuit Accuses Louisiana Of Insufficient Emergency Plans For Upcoming Elections

State is forcing voters to put their lives at risk to vote, suit says.

Sen. Bill Cassidy Pushes For Money For State And Local Governments, But His Republican Colleagues Resist

Cassidy seeks $500 billion for local governments

Governor Wins First Round In Dispute With Bar Owners, But Fight Not Over

Hearings scheduled for August

Local Government Coronavirus Relief Will Mostly Go To Public Safety, Criminal Justice

Mayors want more flexibility with the funding

Louisiana’s Congressional Delegation Can’t Stop The Great American Outdoors Act

The popular bipartisan bill sent to President Trump for signature.

Louisiana Court Ruling Striking Split-Jury Verdicts Should Mean The Release Of Inmates Convicted That Way: Attorneys

About 1,600 Louisiana inmates sent to prison by split juries.

Liberal Supreme Court Justices Challenge Abortion Restrictions In Louisiana Case

The June Medical Services LLC v. Russo case is over a Louisiana law requiring physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges.

Major Louisiana Abortion Case Heads To Supreme Court This Week

Opponents of the law argue that it would harm women in Louisiana, and would leave only one physician providing abortions in the state.

How Louisiana Lawmakers Stop Residents’ Efforts To Fight Big Oil And Gas

St. Martin is one of 11 parishes crossed by the Bayou Bridge Pipeline, which brings crude oil from Texas to refineries in Louisiana.

How Oil Companies Avoided Accountability After 10.8M Gallons Spilled In Louisiana

Louisiana still hasn’t finished investigating 540 oil spills after Hurricane Katrina. The state is likely leaving millions on the table.

How Louisiana Environmental Regulator Became Known For Protecting Industry

In early 1984, the Department of Environmental Quality was established, replacing a hodgepodge of predecessor agencies.

Louisiana Chemical Companies Are Building Plants Overseas, Still Get State Tax Breaks

Louisiana attracts chemical companies with one of the country’s most generous tax exemptions.

What Could Happen If $9.4B Chemical Plant Comes To Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley'

In St. James Parish, Louisiana, a Taiwanese industrial giant seems likely to be granted a permit to build a billion-dollar plastics plant.

Many Louisiana 'Cancer Alley' Chemical Plants Won't Have To Follow New EPA Rules

The proposed rules reducing emissions across the country would not apply to many of Louisiana’s chemical plants.

Louisana Is Regressing In Industrial Pollution Progress

Louisiana’s 100-year romance with the petrochemical industry has come with an undeniably steep human price tag.

Even Louisiana’s Wealthy Ascension Parish Can’t Escape Toxic Air In 'Cancer Alley'

Industrial development usually targets poor communities, but Ascension Parish is one of the richest, and most toxic, places in Louisiana.

Supreme Court Agrees To Take Up Louisiana Abortion Law

A decision in the case would likely come by the end of June 2020, four months before the presidential election.

Louisiana Gets A "D" For Its State Finances

A new analysis reveals that Louisiana's state financial condition has improved slightly.

More than 31 percent of Louisiana children live in poverty

Louisiana has the highest child poverty rate in America, almost twice the 50 state average

13-Year-Old Oil Leak Still Active In The Gulf, Feds Say

Taylor Energy spokesman Todd Ragusa denied that there was any evidence of a continued leak.

Why A Private Detective Misused Trump's Social Security Number

Jordan Hamlett, 32, faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine following his guilty plea in federal court.

Rep. William Jefferson Should Stay Out Of Prison, Prosecutors Say

Jefferson, a Democrat, represented parts of New Orleans and spent more than five years in a federal prison on bribery convictions.

Louisiana Planned Parenthoods Keep Funding After Court Tie

The state sought a full court rehearing, leading to Tuesday's tie vote.

Judge Stalls Lawsuit Over Illegal Louisiana Arrests

A federal judge said that the statute of limitations limits the scope of the lawsuit.

University of Holy Cross Gets First Dormitory For $14M

A news release says the $14 million dorm will open next year and hold up to 135 students.​

Hurricane Harvey: US Tapping Emergency Oil Stockpile Amid Spiking Gas Prices

The average for a gallon of regular gasoline has risen from about $2.35 a week ago to $2.45 now, AAA reported.

Hurricane Harvey: Trump Signs Disaster Declaration For Louisiana

The move authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts.

Louisiana Prison Abuse Case: Settlement Approved

Prison inmates were allegedly slapped, punched, kicked, sprayed with Mace and bleach, and stripped of clothing during the winter.