HB691 would create a new statewide authority to coordinate development and flood control efforts in the states' 24 river basins. If enacted, the bill could create an inland version of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority ...

House Democrats blocked funding for the capital outlay bill on Wednesday. The move was the latest public display of resentment that has been brewing in that chamber over the way the Republican majority has conducted business during this session ...

A budget that counts on private investment could count out completing the Connector any time soon ...

David Boulet's 15-month tenure as an assistant secretary of the Department of Natural Resources didn't last as long as he'd hoped. He says the private sector opportunity he accepted was too good to pass up ...

The 3rd Circuit ruling against Kendall Wiltz merely scratches the surface of long-running squabbles and dysfunction within the nonprofit ...

The Michel Joseph Band will host its end-of-school-year celebration & special CD release party at the Blue Moon Saloon on Friday, May 26. Cedric Watson will also be performing during the night. Show starts at 9 p.m ...

Deep cuts in staff positions in the Department of Children and Family Services will be the focal point of the Senate Finance Committee's hearing on Wednesday. HB1 cut 128 positions in the department even as legislators seek to increase the department's ...

HB413 would provide state funding for 65 percent of cost of operating the state public defender board. Public defenders handle approximately 225,000 cases per year across the state ...

The authors of two bills that would limit the ability of local governments to remove Confederate monuments asked that the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee delay considering their bills until next week ...

Louisiana's Republican Party leaders are urging state lawmakers to reject a gas tax hike ahead of Wednesday's scheduled vote on the measure and have chastised GOP legislators who voted for the proposal ...