Jan 18, 2025 · Gov. Jeff Landry declared a state of emergency Saturday in preparation for the winter weather expected to hit Louisiana early next week, when snow is expected to accumulate in some areas. The National Weather Service has issued extreme cold warnings for the state in effect from Monday through ...

Jan 4, 2025 · Matthew Tendori o, 25, an audiovisual technician at the Superdome from Slidell.H is family has created an GoFundMe donation page to help cover the cost of his funeral.. Billy DeMaio, 25, of Homedel, New Jersey.He was an account executive with Audacy Inc. A GoFundMe page has been establish to provide support to DeMaio’s parents.. Terrence …

Dec 27, 2024 · Absentee voting. Act 317 / SB218 puts more restrictions on absentee voting. Only immediate family members can submit mail-in ballots on a voter’s behalf. No person, organization or entity can distribute absentee ballot forms to any voter who has not requested the application.

Dec 4, 2024 · Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, intends to build a $10 billion artificial intelligence data center in northeast Louisiana and hire more than 500 employees at the site, Gov. Jeff Landry and state economic development officials announced Wednesday.

Nov 16, 2024 · Business + Labor; Huge power plant eyed to run mystery $5 billion Louisiana data center Entergy proposes a new $3.2 billion natural gas plant to run a ‘game changing’ data center in northeast Louisiana; critics question the move.

Jan 8, 2025 · Gov. Jeff Landry picked three former elected officials and two retired state judges Monday to serve on the reconfigured Louisiana Board of Ethics that expands from 11 to 15 seats this month.

Nov 20, 2024 · A law to require all public school classrooms in Louisiana display the Ten Commandments won’t take effect until a court case plays out on whether the law is constitutional, a federal appellate court has ruled.

Jan 1, 2025 · At least 14 people were killed and 37 injured when a pickup truck was driven into a crowd on Bourbon Street early Jan. 1, 2025, near the intersection of Conti Street.

Dec 20, 2024 · Business + Labor; Environment; Govt + Politics; New Orleans City Council backs Entergy sale of gas service to private equity firm Opponents of the sale criticized the timing of the approval and said it would be an economic burden on residents and disrupt the city’s efforts to achieve zero emissions.

3 days ago · Attorney General Liz Murrill has gone to federal court to end what she and other Republican state leaders consider “sanctuary city” policies in New Orleans. She is also lobbing criticism for what she considers are reduced criminal sentences in murder cases. Murrill filed a motion Thursday with ...