The Jefferson Parish Council approved giving each member $500,000 in discretionary funds Wednesday, paving the way for the at ...

A grant program to spruce up an aged West Bank neighborhood will relaunch this year with a major boost of $750,000 from state ...

Starting pay for public school teachers in the Baton Rouge region continues to increase, especially in Iberville Parish.

Nearly a quarter of third graders did not pass the state’s reading test on their first try. Many are now in summer school, ...

Sean Barrette, 28, of Metairie, was convicted last week after he shot and killed three people during a shooting spree.

One of the least energy efficient states allows elected commissioners to use ratepayer money for ‘patronage’ projects — with ...

Judge Jacqueline Maloney of the 24th Judicial District Court handed down the sentence exactly six years after Barrette’s arrest.

The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – West (SLFPA-W) was awarded a key grant as part of Love the Boot Week, ...

The Feil Organization, a premier national real estate investment firm, is proud to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Lakeside ...

The bill, which was signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, is expected to draw a legal challenge from critics who consider it ...

Each Public Service commissioners receives $2.2 million to $3.8 million per year to allocate to public entities in their ...

Eight women murdered. No convictions. Evidence suggests police knew exactly why, and how, these crimes happened.