The Legislature’s special session to push back the 2026 election calendar by a month reached its quick and forgone conclusion ...

Gov. Jeff Landry explained how the distribution of state-funded SNAP benefits for November will work as the federal ...

Louisiana prepares to fund food assistance benefits starting this Saturday, with emergency aid headed to certain individuals.

The Louisiana State Senate has passed two Republican-authored bills that could delay the state's spring primary elections ...

Elections scheduled for April 18 and May 30 will move to May 16 and June 27, respectively. Both bills passed along party ...

A Voting Rights Act lawsuit led the Legislature in 2024 to draw the current voting map, under which two of Louisiana’s six ...

Multiple bills have passed through Louisiana House and Senate committees as Gov. Jeff Landry’s special session on 2026 election dates is underway.

Protests were held on the steps of the Louisiana State Capitol following a controversial vote by the state Senate during this ...

In 2013, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in a case known as Shelby v. Holder that removed the preclearance requirement in the Civil Rights-era law. States that had been under its jurisdiction ...

The lawsuit claims the new pre-K regulations are overly burdensome and unconstitutionally target private religious schools.

State Representative Julie Emerson of Lafayette is chair of the powerful Louisiana House Ways and Means Committee.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry called for Louisiana State University to erect a statue of Charlie Kirk on its campus on Monday.