Two people connected with last month's mass shooting in Shreveport where a gunman killed eight children has been indicted by a federal grand jury. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Zachary Keller, says one of men indicted is Charles Ford. It's believed the gun Shamar Elkins used on April 19th belonge...

The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee held a lengthy and sometimes contentious meeting on Friday over proposed Congressional maps to replace the current one struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. The nation's highest court called it an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. New Orleans Senator Royce Duplessis urged t...

When it comes to being a state that's friendly to working moms, Louisiana has its work cut out for it. A new study by WalletHub ranks Louisiana dead last for working mothers. Analyst Chip Lupo says the study ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key dimensions. "50th professional opportuni...

The U.S. Mint is commemorating America's 250th birthday with redesigned quarters, a half-dollar and a new dime. U.S. Mint Director Paul Hollis from Mandeville says you should start seeing them in circulation soon. "We're getting to the billion coin struck mark, and so I just have to believe that your listenership,...

The Louisiana Senate has unanimously approved legislation that would give teachers and other public school employees six weeks of paid parental leave after giving birth, adopting or fostering a child. Shreveport Senator Sam Jenkins is the author of the legislation. "We signed the bill because we want to make sure ...