The Senate on Thursday unanimously rejected House changes in a bill that would make Louisiana's sentencing practices for juveniles convicted of violent crimes conform to three U.S. Supreme Court decisions on the subject ...

Lawmakers have until June 8 to work out a final deal before the session ends. If the House and Senate can't reach an agreement before adjournment, the governor has scheduled a special legislative session to begin 30 minutes later ...

Future high school students won't have to meet tougher standards to get their college tuition paid through Louisiana's TOPS program, at least for now ...

Members of the Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved changes in the state budget bill that now go to the full Senate for debate and votes on Saturday. The version of HB1 that emerges from those votes will then head to the House for likely rejection ...

Other bills by area legislators have either won final passage or are nearing so as the current session rushes toward its conclusion on Thursday ...

The new, groundbreaking exhibit, the Virtual Reality Laboratory, opens on Saturday, June 3 at 9 a.m. at the Lafayette Science Museum, located at 433 Jefferson St., in Downtown Lafayette ...

The constituents it affects — namely, the students, parents, faculty, staff and alumni of LSMSA — have made it clear we don’t want this bill ...

With a week remaining in the session, the Senate Finance Committee will finally get down to voting on changes on HB1 — the state budget for the next fiscal year ...

Three bills at the heart of the criminal justice reform package won approval from the House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee on Wednesday, but amendments add more steps in the approval process as the session's end nears ...

Terry & The Zydeco Bad Boys headline Artmosphere on Friday, June 2. Doors open at 9 p.m. Cover is $10 ...