On March 24, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a landmark case that will decide if Louisiana’s new congressional ...

For those who want both land and sea on one plate, the Steak Oscar tops your chosen cut with jumbo lump crabmeat, asparagus, and hollandaise—a luxurious combination that somehow avoids feeling ...

A new music festival is coming to New Orleans, and organizers hope it will promote bluegrass music in a city known for jazz. The inaugural Bayou Bluegrass Festival is happening at the Deutsches Haus ...

Nearly two hours into the University Community Planning Group’s March 11 meeting, a decision on a large proposed development ...

Theresa Hicks died on May 8, 1918 at the age of 82. According to a researcher at the Douglas County Historical Society, “She never sought publicity for her benevolences, believing that if she did ...

But McGovern, who lost every state except Massachusetts and D.C., had nothing over slick-backed California Gov. Gavin Newsom, ...

Ahead of the state’s regular legislative session, a bill that was pre-filled would allow certain appointments to occur within ...

While research from the 1990s on minority-opportunity districts did not find consistent turnout effects, more recent analysis from 2016 takes advantage of larger datasets (like state voter ...

Did you know, however, that the Louisiana legislature named a city in south Louisiana the "Crawfish Capital of the World" in 1959? The very next year, the town celebrated its very first crawfish ...

In the state of Louisiana, the most charming small town is said to be Ponchatoula, which is found in Southeast Louisiana. Ponchatoula, Louisiana is the oldest incorporated city in Tangipahoa ...

In 2011, the city had 10,838 acres considered very high hazard, but that number dropped to 1,945 in the latest map, with another 2,598 deemed high hazard and 2,553 moderate. To determine the ...