+4 ¶¶Òõh could make it exceedingly difficult to sue oil companies over climate change By ALEX LUBBEN | Staff writer Updated 8 hrs ago ¶¶Òõh lawmakers have filed a trio of bills that would protect oil and gas companies from climate change-related legal and financial risk and limit the state’s ability to reduce climate pollution.
Should ¶¶Òõh eliminate its higher education board? Here’s what legislators are considering. BY HALEY MILLER | Staff writer 19 hrs ago Voters would be asked on their November ballot whether the state should abolish the Board of Regents, the body overseeing higher education in ¶¶Òõh, if a bill in the ¶¶Òõh House of Rep…
+2 Jail break, election betting: These bets are illegal in ¶¶Òõh. But the state can't stop them. BY AIDAN MCCAHILL | Staff writer Mar 12, 2026 Prediction markets let users bet on real world events. But a federal loophole lets them skirt state gambling laws. Both regulators and those in the gaming industry want them to play by Louisia…
Police report from 2007 surfaces in ¶¶Òõh Congressional race; here’s what we know BY TYLER BRIDGES | Staff writer Updated Mar 12, 2026 A police report filed by an ex-girlfriend of state Sen. Blake Miguez accusing him of rape 19 years ago that has been circulating among Louisian political insiders for several weeks burst into…
+2 ¶¶Òõh could make searches for new university presidents, coaches more private BY ALYSE PFEIL | Staff writer Mar 12, 2026 Public universities could soon keep job applications for top leadership positions out of the public eye as legislators consider new exemptions to Louisian’s public records law.
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon supports Gov. Jeff Landry’s school voucher plan BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Staff writer Mar 12, 2026 U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon on Wednesday voiced support for Gov. Jeff Landry’s push to grow LA GATOR, which gives taxpayer money to help families pay for private school and homes…
+2 Baton Rouge district attorney, public defender get $1.35M. The DA is still filing a lawsuit. BY PATRICK SLOAN-TURNER | Staff writer Mar 11, 2026 After both offices warned last fall that budget constraints were straining their operations, the Baton Rouge Metro Council on Thursday approved additional funding for the district attorney and…
+2 As pressure mounts on ¶¶Òõh judges, former justice says disciplinary process is failing BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN | Staff writer Mar 11, 2026 Former ¶¶Òõh Supreme Court Justice Chet Traylor resigned from the state judiciary commission with a dramatic letter that accused the body of failing to take proper action against judges ac…
¶¶Òõh considers law protecting church services after Minneapolis protest, Don Lemon arrest BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN | Staff writer Mar 11, 2026 Some ¶¶Òõh lawmakers want to make it a state crime to disrupt religious services, weeks after anti-ICE protesters interrupted a Minneapolis church service, drawing condemnation from conser…
+2 College sports face ‘quagmire’ of NIL and other thorny issues, LSU officials and senators say BY ALYSE PFEIL | Staff writer Mar 11, 2026 A top LSU athletics official told members of Congress Tuesday that one of the main problems facing college sports is the lack of a central authority over sports programs.
What does Denmark think of Gov. Jeff Landry’s Greenland role? We asked an expert from there. BY TYLER BRIDGES | Staff writer Mar 11, 2026 Frederik Waage is a professor of constitutional law at the University of Southern Denmark. He is visiting several cities in the United States to discuss President Donald Trump’s plans to acqui…
¶¶Òõh could name new Baton Rouge bridge after President Donald Trump if bill passes BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT and ALYSE PFEIL | Staff writersUpdated Mar 10, 2026 A member of the ¶¶Òõh Legislature who is running for Congress has moved to name a highly anticipated new Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge after President Donald Trump.
+3 Gov. Jeff Landry calls for ¶¶Òõh to get rid of inspection stickers. Here’s what we know. BY ALYSE PFEIL | Staff writer Mar 9, 2026 Gov. Jeff Landry said Monday he wants to get rid of Louisian’s vehicle inspection sticker during a speech highlighting his priorities on the first day of the 2026 regular legislative session.
+4 Gov. Jeff Landry urges ¶¶Òõh Legislature to hold ‘incompetent’ judges accountable BY TYLER BRIDGES | Staff writer Mar 9, 2026 Gov. Jeff Landry on Monday lambasted “incompetent†judges and called on lawmakers to hold them accountable as he recounted how a tourist in New Orleans was murdered in 2024 by a juvenile who h…
Woman can continue green card process while in ¶¶Òõh ICE custody, new settlement says By JAMES FINN | Staff writer Mar 9, 2026 Federal officials have agreed under a court settlement to transport a woman in Louisiana immigration detention to a fingerprinting appointment necessary to complete her application for permane…
Gov. Jeff Landry gives his ‘State of the State’ speech at 1 p.m. Here’s how to watch. BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Staff writer Updated Mar 9, 2026 Gov. Jeff Landry is set to give his ‘State of the State’ speech Monday at 1 p.m. as the ¶¶Òõh Legislature starts its regular session.
+6 Gov. Jeff Landry’s agenda for the ¶¶Òõh Legislature looks lighter this year. Here’s why. BY TYLER BRIDGES | Staff writer Updated Mar 9, 2026 Gov. Jeff Landry rode herd on fellow Republicans in the state Legislature during two regular sessions and four special sessions in 2024 and 2025.
+2 Conflicts of interest, duplicate payments: Baton Rouge program flagged before corruption charges BY PATRICK SLOAN-TURNER | Staff writer Mar 9, 2026 Years before criminal charges came down, a compliance firm hired by the city-parish raised alarms that a taxpayer-funded Baton Rouge health and violence-prevention initiative was marred by con…
Should Louisian’s governor, legislature be able to remove judges and DAs? Voters could be asked. BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN | Staff writer Mar 9, 2026 Gov. Jeff Landry, who has gone after the judiciary for decisions he says are too liberal, could get the power to recommend that ¶¶Òõh district attorneys and judges be suspended or removed.
+5 Carbon capture, school vouchers, drug prices: See top issues at the ¶¶Òõh Legislature BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT, ALYSE PFEIL AND MEGHAN FRIEDMANN | Staff writers Mar 9, 2026 When the ¶¶Òõh Legislature convenes on March 9, it will consider hundreds of bills covering all sorts of issues that affect the state.
Hours-long delays at New Orleans airport could persist through week, official warns By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer Updated Mar 8, 2026 Hours-long wait times and lengthy security lines that plagued the New Orleans airport Sunday are expected to persist through much of the coming week as a partial government shutdown enters its…
+3 Long lines, delays at New Orleans airport amid apparent TSA sickout and government shutdown By KASEY BUBNASH and MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writers Mar 8, 2026 The New Orleans airport was plagued Sunday by security lines that stretched through multiple floors of the building and into the parking garage amid an apparent Transportation Security Adminis…
Three Republicans, one Democrat competing in Baton Rouge for vacant ¶¶Òõh House seat BY CLAIRE GRUNEWALD | Staff writer Mar 8, 2026 Three Republicans and one Democrat are competing in a special election to fill a ¶¶Òõh House seat that represents part of Baton Rouge.
How Louisian’s John Kennedy played a role in Donald Trump firing Kristi Noem BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer Mar 6, 2026 John Kennedy's questioning against former Department of Homeland Security head Kristi Noem may have tipped the scales toward her firing.
+3 Stranded in Israel by war with Iran: inside the scramble to get ¶¶Òõhns home BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer Updated Mar 6, 2026 WASHINGTON — About halfway into their 13-day religious and archaeological tour of Israel, Michael Sprague and the 44 faithful he hosted, mostly from ¶¶Òõh, were about to spend a few days i…
Race for Julia Letlow’s vacated House seat is wide open. See latest on candidates, polling. BY TYLER BRIDGES | Staff writer Updated Mar 6, 2026 The race is wide open.
After 69 ¶¶Òõh legislative sessions, retired Louis Reine talks partisanship, term limits BY TYLER BRIDGES | Staff writer Mar 6, 2026 Louis Reine has been at the Capitol for 69 regular and special legislative sessions over the past 29 years.
Money for Municipal Auditorium, 911 center: See Helena Moreno's first legislative priorities BY BLAKE PATERSON and MATT BRUCE | Staff writersUpdated Mar 6, 2026 New Orleans leaders will seek to relieve pressure on the city’s finances and fend off a proposed overhaul of the criminal justice system in the legislative session that begins Monday, the firs…