The Tax Foundation, based in Washington, D.C., has ranked Louisiana as the lowest-rated sales tax system in part because of ...

Landry was facing a problem with the rate-setting bill. It was sponsored by Rep. Robby Carter, D-Greensburg, and, after it ...

A prior version of the bill would have scrapped an independent committee that puts forward prospective board members. The new ...

An ambitious project to restore a rapidly vanishing stretch of Louisiana coast devastated by the 2010 Gulf oil spill has been ...

Investigations into public officials for alleged misconduct could be significantly blunted under a proposal moving forward in ...

A surprise amendment to what was a simple bill caused an appreciable rift among Republicans in the Louisiana Legislature this ...

Jeff Landry or Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple and powerful business interests on a bill that would affect car insurance rates. Political insiders beforehand said the vote on House Bill 148 ...

Rapper and entrepreneur Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson met with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry to discuss new projects in the state ...

If you need a refresher on what you missed, here are the top five stories from the Shreveport Times. Louisiana ranked worst ...