The Louisiana Legislature passed a bill to shield Louisiana's nursing homes from lawsuits, despite poor performance measures from state nursing homes and backlash from advocates for the elderly.

The number of states with a REINS Act, which subjects costly regulations to legislative approval, continues to grow rapidly in 2025.

Rep. Annie Spell, R-Lafayette, chats with other representatives in the house chamber during legislative session, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at the Louisiana State Capitol in downtown Baton Rouge, La.

Because both new office buildings will have six levels of underground parking, JE Dunn excavated 75 ft deep for the new 165,000-sq-ft building at 1500 Congress St. and 65 ft deep for the 360,000 ...

Rep. Annie Spell, R-Lafayette, chats with other representatives in the house chamber during legislative session, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at the Louisiana State Capitol in downtown Baton Rouge, La.

Public land advocates, including Randy Newberg, say Western senators are starting to feel the heat around the public land ...

One of the perks of being a governor in the US is the free mansion they get to live in. We've compiled every governor's mansion in the country.

President Trump announced on social media that Iran and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire, ending a war he said could have ...

The restoration of the four wings of the Capitol included the barrel vaults in each wing. The fourth floor-level skylight is representative of George B. Post’s philosophy about light being like water.

The Southside Peach Pound Cake is a three-layer affair with vanilla ice cream and homemade butterscotch sauce. The Key Lime Pie strikes the perfect balance between sweet and tart, with a graham ...

Louisiana's GOP-dominated Legislature passed a package of bills this week that were designed to aid in federal ... The Louisiana state Capitol stands on April 4, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La ...