Assistant District Attorney Daniel Landry on Thursday formally announced his candidacy to succeed his boss, Keith Stutes, who will retire this year as district attorney of the 15th Judicial District.
Lafayette Consolidated Government is accusing the Sheriff’s Office of deliberately overcharging parish government for the care of state inmates and hiding the practice with shady accounting. In a strongly worded legal filing this week, LCG also cl…
WASHINGTON — Louisiana is set to play a major role in the abortion debate when the U.S. Supreme Court takes up challenges to a 2014 state law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a local hospital.
Update: President Donald Trump will attend College Football Playoff championship game in New Orleans
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to attend the College Football Playoff championship game in New Orleans on Jan. 13, according to a source familiar with preparations underway but not authorized to discuss them publicly.
WASHINGTON — Former NFL Saints star and ALS advocate Steve Gleason will receive the Congressional Gold Medal during a Jan. 15 ceremony at the U.S. Capitol.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is one of more than 30 governors to tell President Donald Trump that their states will continue to accept refugees.
Lafayette Mayor-President-elect Josh Guillory said he would appoint former Olympic medalist Hollis Conway director of the Community Development Department. Conway serves as assistant athletic director for UL Lafayette with a focus on diversity, le…
The top Senate Republican on Thursday denounced the “unfair” House impeachment of President Donald Trump and reassured Trump and his supporters that “moments like this are why the United States Senate exists.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — A sample of the sights and sounds across Washington and beyond on a momentous day in Washington on Wednesday as the House votes on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump (all times local):
WASHINGTON — Louisiana congressmen took on key roles during the historic impeachment of President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted Wednesday evening to approve two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON — Two Louisiana congressmen made their mark on a series of increasingly contentious hearings this week on the attempt to impeach President Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday he sees momentum building behind two of his daughter/adviser's top priorities: paid family leave and enhanced childcare programs.
Don Landry announce his candidacy this week for district attorney in the 15th Judicial District. He was scheduled to make the announcement official at an event at 6 p.m. Thursday at The Madison, 406 E. Madison St., Broussard.
WASHINGTON — Two Louisiana congressmen will have front-row seats as the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump enters its next phase.
WASHINGTON — An Assumption Parish native has been confirmed as the new head of the powerful U.S. Department of Energy.
Councilman Kenneth Boudreaux's company helps the Sheriff's Office build strategic relationships, conducts outreach and recruits volunteers to promote social, educational and spiritual relationships between the community and the department.
WASHINGTON — Drug prices. Surprise medical bills. Trade deals.
WASHINGTON — It was a classic quip from Louisiana's quotable junior senator.
St. Landry Parish District Attorney Earl Taylor announced Friday he’ll be stepping down in February after 23 years in office and endorsed First Assistant District Attorney Charles Cravins as his successor.
New Lafayette taxing districts vital to multi-million dollar projects like Trappey's, developers say
Six new Lafayette economic development districts that come with additional sales and hotel occupancy taxes received preliminary approval Tuesday from the Lafayette City-Parish Council.
WASHINGTON — During their most recent nationally televised debate, Democratic presidential candidates were asked how they feel about Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ position as an anti-abortion Democrat.
Lafayette Parish Mayor-President-elect Josh Guillory announced in a news release Wednesday evening the appointment of Jim Doré to head his transition team.
WASHINGTON — David Joseph, the U.S. attorney who recently prosecuted a former Louisiana state prison warden and the warden's ex-wife in an elaborate scheme using public funds for personal purchases, has been nominated to the federal bench.
When election seasons end, the campaign yard signs littered throughout the state have no place to go but the garbage can, creating a large carbon footprint — until now.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Kennedy wants more information released publicly about the circumstances of Jeffrey Epstein’s death, alluding during a Senate hearing to a conspiracy theory that the wealthy sex offender might not have killed himself.
WASHINGTON — An effort to give Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states a bigger cut of offshore energy revenues has cleared its first hurdle.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump spent weeks bashing Gov. John Bel Edwards as a “tax-and-spend liberal” and “socialist,” and calling into question Edwards’ well-documented opposition to abortion and support for gun rights. But with the 2019 gov…
Newly elected State Rep. Jonathan Goudeau, R-Lafayette, will hold a big advantage over new House colleagues chosen by voters in Saturday’s election. He’s replacing former State Rep. Nancy Landry, R-Lafayette, who resigned her House seat for a stat…
Some Lafayette city and parish council members elected Saturday say they’re looking ahead to effectively representing their constituents when they take their seats on the new local government.
About half of qualified voters in Lafayette Parish cast ballots in Saturday's general election, up by about 10 percentage points over the last gubernatorial election.
Saturday's election for Lafayette mayor-president was a decisive win for Republican Josh Guillory, who captured 56% of the vote in an election in which more than half the parish's 153,718 registered voters participated.
Jonathan Goudeau has defeated "Gus" Rantz in a runoff for House District 31. The two Republican candidates faced off Nov. 16 to succeed Nancy Landry, who resigned to work as chief of staff for Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin.
Republican Josh Guillory was elected Saturday as Lafayette Parish's next mayor-president.
Josh Carlson has defeated Jeremy Hidalgo in the runoff for the District 3 seat on the new Lafayette Parish Council.
Glenn Lazard defeated Janet Jackson Nov. 16 in a runoff for the Lafayette City Council's District 5 seat.
Incumbent Lafayette City-Parish Councilman Pat Lewis, a Democrat, defeated newcomer Mark Pope in a runoff to represent the new Lafayette City Council District 1, which includes the northern portion of the city.
Youngsville Mayor Ken Ritter on the eve of the election for Lafayette mayor-president endorsed no party candidate Carlee Alm-LaBar over her Republican opponent Josh Guillory.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House and Senate are expected to fast-track yet another stop-gap spending measure next week to prevent a federal government shutdown Thursday.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House and Senate are expected to fast-track yet another stop-gap spending measure next week to prevent a federal government shutdown Thursday.
In their final forum before Saturday's election, Lafayette Mayor-President candidates Josh Guillory and Carlee Alm-LaBar differed over the Unified Development Code and comprehensive plan and experience.
Lafayette mayor-president hopeful Josh Guillory has backed out of a forum he proposed two weeks ago, while his opponent, Carlee Alm-LaBar, has declined to participate in a forum Guillory proposed that was to be moderated by her former boss, outgoi…
Early voting for the Nov. 16 general election in Lafayette Parish was up by 4,348 ballots compared with the Oct. 12 primary election.
Carlee Alm-LaBar is still ahead of Josh Guillory in raising funds for her race for Lafayette mayor-president. But the most recent campaign finance reports filed Wednesday show Guillory is raising more money now that the race is down to two candidates.
U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, a stalwart supporter for southern border protection, said Mexico’s organized crime cartels control “100 percent” of commerce along the northern reaches of Mexico and are in full-pitch warfare with brave Mexican police tryin…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected in Tuscaloosa this weekend to watch No. 2 Alabama take on the No. 1 LSU Tigers, according to a published report.
Poll workers in Breaux Bridge experienced a hiccup with early voting Saturday when the computers used for voting went down, forcing a switch to paper ballots.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Monroe on Wednesday in support of GOP gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone, who is hoping to unseat incumbent Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards.
Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards and his Republican rival, Eddie Rispone, are neck and neck in the governor’s race that tops the ballot.
The Lafayette Parish Home Rule Charter says the mayor-president's position, with a $119,000 annual salary, is a full-time job and the mayor-president cannot do anything unrelated to city-parish government that would interfere with or detract from …
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Bob Livingston of Metairie resigned from Congress amid scandal in 1999, but his behind-the-scenes role in the hottest story on Capitol Hill — the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump — was brought to…