In the final days of the race to succeed Congressman Richard Baker in Louisiana’s Sixth Congressional District, the House Conservatives Fund (HCF) today announced their support for former State Representative Woody Jenkins. His long history of conservative leadership on the state and national levels distinguishes him from his competitors in Saturday’s Republican primary and his positions in the current election… Read More and Discuss

Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District need a true taxpayer advocate who will courageously fight for lower taxes and limits on federal spending. That’s the assessment of the National Taxpayers Union Campaign Fund (NTUCF), which today announced it has endorsed Woody Jenkins Read More and Discuss

Where have all the young farmers gone? That question is at the heart of the ag industry in Louisiana, which employs the most people in the state. Read More and Discuss

“This bill gives us a great tool to make sure government is not only ethical but accountable, by empowering four million citizen auditors to monitor what the state spends and to judge whether it’s wise, necessary, and achieving results.  As a consequence of this openness and transparency, I fully hope that the investment we make today will bring a return… Read More and Discuss

For thousands of Louisiana hurricane victims still battling their insurers over policy interpretations, Tuesday is the biggest of judgment days, with millions of dollars and, possibly, the future of the state’s insurance landscape at stake. Read More and Discuss

Huckabee out despite win Read More and Discuss

WASHINGTON — With the delegate count so close between the Democratic Party’s two frontrunners for the party’s nominee for U.S. president, the choice could come down to the vote of the 796 so-called “superdelegates,” including nine from Louisiana. Read More and Discuss

JEANERETTE - There’s no grand secret to the success of kids at St. Charles Elementary School in Iberia Parish. It’s the little things that seem to be making a big difference. Read More and Discuss

Nearly a fourth of Louisiana’s 2.8 million voters cast ballots in Saturday’s presidential primary — an unusually strong turnout for the preference vote. Read More and Discuss

WASHINGTON — The decision by Louisiana’s political parties to move up their presidential primaries to this Saturday is paying off by giving the state national attention. Read More and Discuss

WASHINGTON—Louisiana’s Feb. 9 presidential primary, once thought to be made irrelevant by next week’s “Super Tuesday” avalanche, has suddenly attracted the attention of one of the front-runners for the Democratic nomination. Read More and Discuss

Bush announced that in April New Orleans would host the North American Summit of Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Little did President Bush know that on Tuesday, a republican governor, Bobby Jindal, a democrat Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu, the Habitat for Humanity and Lance Armstrong, the Olympic gold medal winner bicyclist, who developed cancer (and who is dedicating his… Read More and Discuss

WASHINGTON—Louisiana lawmakers promised a fight over President Bush’s declaration of war against congressional earmarks. Read More and Discuss

Due to mistakes by the Louisiana GOP, hundreds of voters were forced to file provisional ballots, including nearly 500 that could change the outcome of the election. According to party officials, caucus locations relied on a voter list from November 1, 2007 despite the fact that under caucus rules, voters must have registered Republican by November 30, 2007. The Louisiana… Read More and Discuss

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Senator John McCain has won the Republican party’s caucuses in Louisiana while longshot candidate Ron Paul took second place, the state party said Wednesday, citing preliminary results. Read More and Discuss

WASHINGTON—Louisiana lawmakers are hoping to tack billions of dollars for enhanced hurricane protection onto the next emergency spending bill for the war in Iraq, which they predict will emerge in a few months. Read More and Discuss

While economists and talking heads debate nationally whether the country is or will soon be in a recession, some Louisiana economists say the state is well-positioned to weather one should it occur. Read More and Discuss

Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul delivered his message of a return to the founding principles of the U.S. Constitution during a Baton Rouge campaign stop Monday. Read More and Discuss

WASHINGTON - Under-ground salt caverns holding millions of barrels of oil in Louisiana are the subject of a clash between the Bush administration and lawmakers who say it’s too expensive to fill them. Read More and Discuss

JENA—When referring to the Nationalist Movement’s rally today, the Rev. Al Sharpton said the fight is not just with those “who will pull on a white robe,” but the fight is also with those “that put on a black robe everyday and sit up on the bench.” Read More and Discuss

The bar has been set high for Louisiana students but most have a slim chance of reaching it, according to a recent study from Education Week. Read More and Discuss

NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu is facing questions over a $2 million education earmark she authored in 2001 that benefited a Texas company whose executives and associates gave her $30,000 in campaign contributions. Read More and Discuss

The Louisiana Board of Ethics approved a legislative action agenda Thursday that includes banning lawmakers and their spouses from doing business with state government. Read More and Discuss

Alleviating poverty through education and economic development were arguably the top priorities of Gov. Kathleen Blanco when she took office four years ago. Read More and Discuss

NEW ORLEANS — In a sign of continuing recovery from Hurricane Katrina, a group that tracks Mississippi River traffic says more deep-draft cargo ships entered the river in 2007 than the year before. Read More and Discuss

Voter registration for the Feb. 9 election ends Wednesday, the East Baton Rouge Parish Registrar of Voters Office said. Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE — Former state Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley faces state ethics charges for going on hunting and fishing trips as the guest of a private insurance consultant. Read More and Discuss

As Louisianians shift their attention from the holidays to the LSU national championship game and Mardi Gras, politics probably hasn’t even entered the picture. Read More and Discuss

NEW ORLEANS (AP)—The Road Home aid program has met a target of 90,000 closings with homeowners whose properties were damaged in the 2005 hurricane season, an official said Monday. Read More and Discuss

NEW ORLEANS - The state added 5,600 non-farm jobs in November and gained 42,200 over the year, the state labor department reported Thursday. Read More and Discuss

WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana appears to be rebounding from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, gaining 50,000 residents in the year ending July 1, according to new Census Bureau state population estimates released Thursday. Read More and Discuss

WASHINGTON — Much like the race for Gov.-elect Bobby Jindal’s open south Louisiana congressional seat, more than a dozen names are being floated as possible candidates to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Jim McCrery in north Louisiana. Read More and Discuss

Dionicia Mott of Baton Rouge is determined to make it on her own. Read More and Discuss

HOUMA, Louisiana — Swaths of swamps here look healthy: tall, moss-covered Cypress trees, hanging Spanish moss, thick undergrowth and perching egrets and bald eagles. Read More and Discuss

Louisiana has been labeled one of the least healthiest states in the country on more than one health report card. Read More and Discuss

Money concerns are holding up federal approval of two state initiatives that would provide more government-sponsored health-care coverage for Louisiana residents. Read More and Discuss

Gov.-elect Bobby Jindal and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist shared ideas Wednesday on how to make the insurance industry better for policyholders in the two Gulf Coast states. Read More and Discuss

Three Kenner City Council members are calling on Mayor Ed Muniz to apologize for a remark he made about a noose during his state of the city speech two weeks ago. Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov.-elect Bobby Jindal on Wednesday strongly reaffirmed his vow to enact government ethics laws, saying lawmakers shouldn’t think about spending the state’s $1.7 billion surplus until they pass anti-corruption laws. Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE — New state representatives are getting a crash course in what it’s like to be a legislator and today will experience what it’s like to serve on a committee and debate bills on the House floor. Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE—Boosted by strong income-tax collections and high energy prices, Louisiana’s rosy revenue picture continued to improve Monday, when a forecasting panel added $1.1 billion to the state’s budget projections for the next 18 months. Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE, La.—Dozens of health care clinics will be built or expanded around Louisiana with more than $50 million in state surplus cash that lawmakers and the governor earmarked for primary health care centers. Read More and Discuss

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Jim McCrery’s decision not to seek another term next year further dilutes Louisiana’s political power in Washington, where the departure may amount to the state losing close to a century of seniority in four years. Read More and Discuss

Thirty-four states earned more than $1.9 billion during fiscal 2007 as their share of federal revenues collected by the Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service. Read More and Discuss

The beleaguered Road Home might have finally found its way home due to additional federal funding, good state revenues and finality on the number of people seeking relief. Read More and Discuss

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 — It is just over two years since the Supreme Court sent a death-row inmate’s case back to the Louisiana Supreme Court with instructions to consider whether the jury selection had been infected with racial bias. Read More and Discuss

WASHINGTON—Former Sen. John Breaux said Wednesday that he is leaving the powerful Patton Boggs lobbying firm to set up his own shop with his son, John Breaux Jr., and said he would be delighted if retiring Mississippi Republican Sen. Trent Lott wanted to join them. Read More and Discuss

Nov. 17 election results won’t become official until next week — delayed because of the Thanksgiving holidays, Secretary of State Jay Dardenne said Tuesday. Read More and Discuss

With her victory Saturday night in the special election to fill an at-large seat on the New Orleans City Council, Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson reversed two long-standing council realities. Read More and Discuss

WASHINGTON — Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco and Gov.-elect Bobby Jindal thanked Congress on Tuesday for recently approving $3 billion more for the Road Home program but said more money is needed. Read More and Discuss

WASHINGTON—With an unusual coalition led by the Bush administration, environmental groups and fiscal conservatives pushing to limit subsidies for large farm operators, a new database study pegs a Louisiana farm as the biggest recipient of such payments between 2003 and 2005. Read More and Discuss

The 18th annual edition of American’s Health Rankings again places Louisiana in the bottom two. Read More and Discuss

The state Judiciary Commission recommends that suspended Shreveport City Judge LaLeshia Walker-Alford be permanently removed, a ruling that comes more than 18 months after hearing complaints ranging from her absenteeism to incoherent behavior from the bench. Read More and Discuss