Candidates for the upcoming elections in New Orleans and Orleans Parish qualified on Friday, July 11, including higher-profile races for Mayor and Orleans Parish Sheriff.

Qualifying for mayor, council seats and a handful of other local seats ran from Wednesday, July 9 through Friday, July 11, ...

B ATON ROUGE, La. ( Louisiana First) — East Baton Rouge Parish residents are encouraged to give feedback on housing and community development plans.

Gov. Jeff Landry named Michael H. Hare as the new executive director of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Friday morning.

Victoria scored a run in the bottom of the eighth by cashing a walk off reliever Alex Thrasher who settled down to retire the last two batters, leaving a runner stranded at third. The Bombers’ Brady ...

Hyundai Steel has applied for a Louisiana business incentive program ahead of the proposed $5.8 billion steel mill planned ...

Eileen Carter, a former social media manager for Mayor LaToya Cantrell who went on to lead a failed effort to recall her from ...

Killian’s new mayor is proposing a plan that would have the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office take over police services for ...

Since the operation, Caleb Eisworth's vital signs have improved to their best levels since he was rushed to the hospital last ...

Drew Murrell served as chair of the St. George Transition District last year before running unopposed to his District 5 seat ...

After announcing in January that he wouldn’t seek election, state Sen. Royce Duplessis (D-New Orleans) has changed his mind ...

What follows is a sampling of potential races to watch from the Oct. 11 ballot. While the marquee elections in Orleans Parish ...