The August explosion forced the evacuation of about 800 people, sending black soot across the region and spilling millions of ...

Gov. Jeff Landry has the power to appoint three more members to the Louisiana Board of Ethics this year, giving him control ...

The order is the second the EPA has issued against Smitty's and the third regulatory action overall since the devastating ...

Local governments are suing oil companies over environmental damage. The companies want the suits moved out of state courts, ...

Louisiana's AG Liz Murrill's coastal lawsuits challenge Trump's energy agenda and raise questions about alliances.

Helena Moreno was sworn in Jan. 12 as the 63rd mayor of New Orleans, becoming the city’s first Latina mayor and second female ...

Moreno and other city elected officials will officially take the oath of office Monday morning at the Saenger Theater.

Throughout Gov. Jeff Landry’s first term, Louisiana has been under a state of emergency for cyberattacks as hackers ...

Facing deep financial and political challenges, the new mayor — a Latina former journalist — is betting New Orleans can still ...

Updated on Jan. 8 at 5:03 p.m. When the Supreme Court returns to the bench next week for the first argument of 2026, in ...

Democratic governors Janet Mills, Tony Evers, Ned Lamont, Kathy Hochul, Wes Moore, and Gavin Newsom of, respectively, Maine, Colorado, Connecticut, New York, Maryland, and California, photographed at ...

Just about four months after being sworn in as New Orleans mayor in 2018, LaToya Cantrell presented Jay-Z and Beyoncé with a ...