The Trump administration and Louisiana officials have lifted another decades-old school desegregation order, part of a campaign to end court mandates they describe as outdated. A federal judge on Monday approved a joint motion from Louisiana and the U.

Louisiana's second iteration of its newly restarted black bear hunting season has ended with 16 bears killed, with the biggest weighing in at 565 pounds, the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says.

Former Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder pleaded not guilty to felony theft and malfeasance charges involving a missing rare state artifact.

Dalton Ackman, 65, of Pierre Part, was killed in a crash in Assumption Parish on Jan. 7 after being struck twice by oncoming traffic while riding his bike, which did not have the required lighting.

This is the first jackpot of $100,000 or more at Coast casinos in 2026 after 31 hit in 2025. “We are super excited to have the first statewide area progressive of the new year hit at Beau Rivage,” said Steven Mink, Beau Rivage senior manager of slot operations.

With national recognition from The Wall Street Journal, Louisiana’s broadband savings could translate into wider access and reinvestment at home.

Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple approved requests from Progressive Security Insurance Company for a 6.6% average rate decrease and Progressive Paloverde Insurance Company for a 4% average decrease. The companies write 23.5% of the state’s private passenger car insurance market.

Louisiana transfer running back Zylan Perry has committed to Cincinnati. On3’s Pete Nakos reported the news. Perry emerged as Louisiana‘s go-to running back across the past two seasons, totaling at least 600 yards in back-to-back campaigns.

Governor Jeff Landry said Louisiana is setting a new standard for economic development with mega projects Hyundai and Meta.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is releasing the DeSoto Parish School Board from a 1967 desegregation order.The nearly 60-year-old order comes from a closed lawsuit in which the Department of Justice sued the DeSoto Parish School Board for keeping schools segregated for 10 years after the Supreme Court removed segregation nationwide in 1957.