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April 13, 2026

La. sues Roblox, says gaming site fails to protect children

August 23, 2025 Sara Cline and Barbara Ortutay

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana sued the online gaming platform Roblox last Thursday, alleging the wildly popular site has perpetuated an environment where sexual predators “thrive, unite, hunt and victimize kids.” The lawsuit, filed in […]

La. AG investigating CVS for sending mass text messages lobbying against legislation

June 22, 2025 Sara Cline and Jack Brook

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced last Thursday she is investigating whether pharmaceutical giant CVS improperly used customers’ personal information to send out text messages lobbying against a proposed state law. […]

Super Bowl pregame to include Jon Batiste, Ledisi, Trombone Shorty, Lauren Daigle

December 9, 2024 Jonathan Landrum Jr.

LOS ANGELES — The Super Bowl pregame will have some Louisiana flavor: Multi-talented performer Jon Batiste will hit the stage to sing the national anthem, while Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle are slated to perform […]

Louisiana lawmakers pass new congressional map with second majority-Black district

January 25, 2024 Sara Cline, Associated Press

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Legislature passed a congressional map with a second majority-Black district on Friday, marking a win for Democrats and civil rights groups after a legal battle and political tug-of-war that […]

Republican Jeff Landry wins the Louisiana governor’s race, reclaims office for GOP

October 20, 2023 Sara Cline, Associated Press

BATON ROUGE, La. — Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry, has won the Louisiana governor’s race, holding off a crowded field of candidates. The win is a major victory for the GOP as they reclaim the […]

GOP Sen. John Kennedy considers bid for Louisiana governor

November 14, 2022 Sara Cline, Associated Press

BATON ROUGE, La. — A week after securing his reelection to the U.S. Senate, Republican Sen. John Kennedy said Monday that he is “giving serious consideration” to entering the 2023 Louisiana governor’s race. In a […]

Ex-Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards died; knew power and prison

July 12, 2021 Kevin McGill, Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS, La. — Edwin Washington Edwards, the high-living four-term governor whose three-decade dominance of Louisiana politics was all but overshadowed by scandal and an eight-year federal prison stretch, died Monday. He was 93. Edwards […]

Former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer has died at 77

May 18, 2021 Kevin McGill, Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — Buddy Roemer, a Harvard-educated reform-minded politician whose one tumultuous term as Louisiana’s governor was marked by bruising political battles over taxes, budgets and abortion, died Monday at age 77. His son, Chas […]

Democrat Troy Carter wins New Orleans-based US House seat

April 26, 2021 Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press

BATON ROUGE, La. — Democrat Troy Carter won Saturday’s special election for Louisiana’s vacant U.S. House seat, defeating his state Senate colleague and ending an acrimonious, intraparty clash that divided politicians across New Orleans. Carter […]

Julia Letlow wins northeast Louisiana-based US House seat

March 22, 2021 Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press

BATON ROUGE, La. — Republican Julia Letlow easily won a Saturday special election for the northeast Louisiana-based U.S. House seat that her husband, Luke, couldn’t fill because of his death from complications related to COVID-19. […]

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