Tragedy in Livingston Parish as a school crossing guard is killed by a suspected drunk driver. 74-year-old Katy Wells was directing traffic on Highway 16 in Denham Springs Thursday afternoon as Gray's Creek Elementary School was being let out for the day, when she was hit by a pickup truck. Wells was killed on impact. ...

A new poll on the Republican U.S. Senate primary shows State Treasurer John Fleming leading the field with 28% of the vote, followed by Julia Letlow at 27% and Bill Cassidy at 21%. Emerson College and KLFY-TV conducted the survey and Pearson Cross who teaches political science at ULM says this is an extremely close rac...

With the U.S. House elections now suspended in light of the state's congressional map being declared unconstitutional, that means all campaigns are now null and void. Once a new map is adopted, the process will start all over from square one, with candidates going through the qualifying process in the new districts. Po...

A House bill that would eliminate vehicle inspection stickers is nearing final passage, despite strong opposition from the businesses that conduct the inspections. Janice Aucion of Morgan City says she's been inspecting vehicles for 26 years and told the Louisiana Senate Transportation Committee that inspection station...

With one more month left to go in the legislative session, state lawmakers suddenly have a lot more work to do. With the U.S. Supreme Court striking down Louisiana's Congressional map, legislative leaders say they will approve a new map before the session is required to end on June 1st. LaPolitics.com publisher Jeremy ...