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Governor Landry has signed a law that mandates you have to stand back if a police officers asks you to do so.

The Lafayette Parish School Board is opposing Louisiana's ESA bill, calling it "irresponsible public policy" that will divert funding from public schools.

Louisiana will resume the crackdown on the sale of unapproved and unregistered vape and nicotine-alternative products.

The Louisiana Legislature special session ended early. A dozen tough-on-crime laws tare headed to Governor Jeff Landry’s desk. He calls it a giant step forward.

Ted Nugent is drumming up support for Louisiana's proposed bill that would allow people to carry a concealed weapon without a permit. He sent out a text message.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry is making good on his promise to Texas Governor Greg Abbott to deploy National Guard troops to help secure the border.

The first special session of the Louisiana Legislature for 2024 ended three days ahead of schedule, and new congressional map and closed primaries got the approval of lawmakers.

It's a bold proposal with far-reaching consequences.

Several local seats are up for grabs, and there are plenty of names being discussed.

With the state's crime rate on the rise, lawmakers will be looking at solutions in the next legislative session.

Bishop, who is in his third term in the House, will head to rehab for 30 days.

A big win for Louisiana Republicans.

Could redistriction still get Louisiana a second majority-minority district?

House Bill #528 proposes year-round classes with periodic breaks.

There is a proposed bill in the Alabama Legislature that would require all men in the state to get a vasectomy within one month of their 50th birthday or the birth of their third biological child, whichever comes first.

Both the Louisiana House of Representatives and Senate passed a bill allowing hunters to wear "blaze pink" as an alternative to the traditional "hunter orange." The subject has now become a hot button issue on every social media site and is being debated by men and women alike.

He was a political figure in Louisiana for decades.

Other changes to TOPS may occur during the upcoming legislative session that begins Sunday.

What's okay to do on Thursday might not be okay to do on Friday. That's because the calendar will flip over to a brand new year and that means new laws going into effect across Louisiana.

Governor Jindal has signed a bill that will keep Louisiana's drinking water safer from brain eating amoeba.