Governor Jeff Landry says when people file their state income taxes this year, they will get a bigger refund. Landry says it's the result of the legislation approved during the 2024 Tax Reform Special Session. The governor says the typical middle-class working family save nearly $500. "I mean, think about that. Th...

A 14-year-old girl is shot and killed in Hammond last night. Investigators say as the girl was sitting in the back seat of a car, 18-year-old Trey Robinson was in the front seat playing with a gun; and when he dropped it, it discharged, striking the girl. Hammond Police Chief Edwin Bergeron Jr. says Robinson is charged...

For the 10th year on the Tuesday after Mardi Gras, Louisiana officially kicked off crawfish season by pardoning one lucky mudbug. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser granted the reprieve yesterday. "With the power vested in me, as Lieutenant Governor of the great state of Louisiana, do hereby pardon and declare fr...

A New Orleans-area lawmaker has offered up a proposed constitutional amendment for the upcoming legislative session that would place a lifetime limit of two terms on a person who has served as governor. St. Bernard Parish Republican Michael Bayham's legislation would mean that former governors Bobby Jindal and John Bel...

A state representative from New Orleans is trying again to raise the minimum wage in Louisiana. Democrat Delisha Boyd tried two years ago to raise it to $15 an hour, but that failed. This time, she's trying a different approach. "I'm requesting a gradual increase. So in 2027, it would be to $10, 2029 to $12, 2031 ...