But House lawmakers voted 71-23 to make a temporary 0.40% sales tax increase permanent. Lawmakers shaved off 0.05% to bring ...

The National Hurricane Center is tracking weakening Tropical Storm Rafael in the Gulf of Mexico. A disturbance in the ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued "dense fog" warnings for Monday morning covering large swathes of five southern states. The fog advisories affect parts of Texas, Tennessee, Louisiana, ...

A new study previewed exclusively by NBC News tracked the strategy of crisis pregnancy centers, mapping the distance between ...

In a critical election year, Democrats are looking to flip a once reliably Republican Louisiana congressional seat ...

Monday's decision puts the spotlight back on an enforcement provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act, Section 2. While Louisiana's majority-Black District 6 will stand for Tuesday's election, the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide the ongoing legal dispute over issues of race relating to Louisiana's ...

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it would hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s congressional ...

The Supreme Court announced Monday it will take up the fight over Louisiana’s congressional map, which has erupted into a ...

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a bid by Louisiana officials to preserve an electoral map that raised the number of majority-Black congressional districts in a legal challenge by a ...

This year’s elections are proceeding under the challenged map, which could boost Democrats’ chances of retaking the ...

Guided walks offer an opportunity to step through time and learn about historical figures of Southwest Louisiana from 5-8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for ages 8-17 and free for ...