PILOTTOWN, La. (AP) - The supply boat that sank with five men aboard and blocked shipping on the lower Mississippi River was raised onto a barge and officials searched the ...

Longtime river pilot Mark Delesdernier will be honored with the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award, when LeBoeuf Bros. Towing christens a new tugboat in his honor on Saturday.

In a communique dated Dec. 23, 1721, officials in Paris ordered the establishment of La Balise, and in the very next passage, made New Orleans the capital of Louisiana—just as Pauger recommended.

Silver gelatin print by W.E. Williams, May 1941. Image shows Statesman, Harrison Line, at Pilottown, Louisiana. Williams notes on verso that Statesman was sunk a fortnight later by a Focke-Wulf bomber ...

Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday ordered further arguments over Louisiana's congressional map that was approved by the state's GOP-led legislature and created a second majority-Black ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday said it would reargue Louisiana's congressional redistricting plan in its next term, after this summer. At issue is the Louisiana legislature's creation of a Black ...

Fireworks are usually permitted during a specific time period in Louisiana and, in some areas, you can light fireworks from June 25 until July 5 and from Dec. 15 until Jan. 1.

It's almost July 4th weekend, and fireworks are sure to be used during this time. Here's when and where you can use fireworks in Louisiana.

Louisiana healthcare leaders penned an open letter to the U.S. Senate warning that proposed Medicaid cuts would be devastating for patients, the industry and state and local economies.

The Louisiana attorney general announced Tuesday that her office will be taking "major legal action" against CVS after the company sent a mass text message to residents advocating against a bill ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Reverend Jimmy Swaggart died at the age of 90 on Tuesday, July 1, his family announced. Several state leaders and lawmakers have expressed their condolences.

ON OUR FREE MOBILE APP. WELL, NEW DETAILS AT FOUR. LOUISIANA’S CONTROVERSIAL TEN COMMANDMENTS LAW. AS A FEDERAL JUDGE IS NOW BLOCKING THE LATEST RULING. AS YOU KNOW, FRIDAY, A THREE JUDGE PANEL ...