Landry formally asked for 1,000 guardsmen to be paid for with federal funds to assist local law enforcement on September 30. The purpose of the request is to help law enforcement fight crime and offset the shortage of police officers.

A survivor tells his experience of being jailed in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, while officials and experts look at jails and natural disasters today.

For decades, the military treated climate change as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather.

State efforts to reduce testing have received broad support, though some educators warn the latest changes could make it harder for English learners to graduate.

Landry wants to push dates back for the closed primaries next year to give lawmakers extra time to possibly approve a new congressional map.

A new Commonwealth Fund report paints a stark picture of how Medicare is serving older adults and people with disabilities in the Gulf South.

East Baton Rouge officials passed a new vaping restriction on where new smoke shops can be that took effect last month. The goal is to keep kids from starting to vape while still allowing adults to have the option to do so.

“We had over 100,000 voters show up to vote — 40.1% unofficial turnout — which is the highest voter turnout for a mayor's race in New Orleans since 2002,” said Joel Watson, with the Secretary of State’s Office.

After weeks of confusion over vaccine guidance, new federal recommendations say COVID-19 vaccines are available for everyone over 6 months.

The groups allege that the council violated Louisiana’s Open Meetings Law in a series of votes related to the expansion of an ammonia plant.