It was once seen a career killer for politicians in a state where the industry employs up to 300,000 people and injects $73 billion into the economy. Until now ...

Louisiana's once-booming film industry — dubbed "Hollywood South" — was off by as much as 90 percent this past year, a drop attributed to the state's decision to wind down its generous incentives ...

Gov. John Bel Edwards is pushing to get the oil and natural gas industries to pay for restoring Louisiana's fragile coast by encouraging them to settle lawsuits alleging they caused extensive damage to coastal lands ...

Now tourists — some of whom come to party — are found in neighborhoods around the city, and locals are divided about whether that's a good thing ...

Louisiana's law is among hundreds of abortion restrictions passed across the country in recent years ...

A federal appeals court is allowing a Louisiana law to take effect that requires doctors who provide abortions to have admitting privileges at hospitals within 30 miles ...

Louisiana's U.S. senators and environmental groups are blasting the White House for proposing to help Alaska deal with rising seas by taking money away from similar efforts along the Gulf Coast ...

A similar challenge was shot down in federal court a day before the lawsuit was filed ...

The lawsuit was filed Wednesday and again seeks to halt New Orleans' planned removal of four monuments ...

U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier ruled against a collection of groups seeking to block the removal of four monuments, including a towering marble column and bronze statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, a landmark on the cityscape ...