Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) said he’s “convinced” New Orleans is safe after a Wednesday attack that killed 15 people and injured 30 others after a man drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street.

Louisiana is set to increase its sales tax rate by a total of 5% on Wednesday, ringing in the new year as the highest in the country, according to Sales Tax Institute, This sales tax increase will ...

For a long weekend in late October, New Orleans felt like a daydream. It was a marvelous time — incandescent, if we’re getting lyrical. Perfect weather. Unbeatable vibes. Locals seemed more ...

Heartbreak is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music By Rob Sheffield Published November 12. 208 pages. Dey Street Books. $27.99. For a long weekend in late October, New ...

Gas stations won’t be able to sell hemp products anymore. Laid-off workers won’t get as many unemployment benefits and Louisiana will have a new income tax rate when a slew of bills become law on Jan.

Here are some of the things that could be the top Louisiana business news headlines in 2025. Two new, land-based casinos are set to open in Louisiana in 2025. Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana is ...

Kevin Merida speaks on stage at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at the University of Southern California on April 23, 2022. Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images ...

The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the state of Louisiana and its corrections department for unlawfully imprisoning thousands of people for weeks and months after their sentences ...

Gas stations won't be able to sell hemp products anymore. Laid-off workers won't get as many unemployment benefits and Louisiana will have a new income tax rate when a slew of bills become law on ...

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FILE - The sun shines through concertina wire on a fence at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La., April 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) ...