The Senate’s first weekend session since the shutdown began has yielded few signs of progress. Senate Majority Leader John ...

As Democrats and Republicans continue to jockey over the federal government’s shutdown with no end in sight, a key question ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Gov. Jeff Landry signed an emergency order Friday, approving food assistance benefits through November for children, elderly people and people with disabilities during the federal ...

Sign up for Verite's free daily newsletter and get the New Orleans news you need every weekday. A soldier, businessman and newspaper editor, Caesar Carpentier “C.C ...

Helena Moreno, mayor-elect for the city of New Orleans, will be the first hispanic mayor of the city. Moreno secured the victory with 55% of the vote. Elections in New Orleans require a candidate to ...

Four family members of a Republican running for governor in Illinois were killed in a Montana helicopter crash, his campaign said Thursday. The son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren of former ...

MONROE, La. - Public defenders from all over Louisiana participated in training in Monroe to make sure that when the final gavel bangs, their clients will be represented as best as possible. The ...

Louisiana residents who rely on the largest public food assistance program won’t get those benefits next month if the federal government shutdown continues, Gov. Jeff Landry said Wednesday in a news ...