Associated Press

Louisiana leads the nation in crawfish production but cold weather, a shortage of workers to process them and other factors have contributed to a slow start to the 2019 season for the freshwater crustacean.

"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett allegedly lied to police about a reported attack in January.

A quest by two New Orleans Saints ticket holders to force a full or partial do-over of this year's NFC championship game because of a blown "no-call" by game officials was rejected Thursday by a federal judge.

Louisiana is under a state of emergency amid concerns about high river levels caused by increased rain over the last few weeks.

The President suggested that his proposal to build the wall from steel, rather than concrete, was a concession to Democrats.

Five children heading to Disney World in a church van from Louisiana died along with two truck drivers in a fiery crash on Interstate 75 in north Florida, the Florida Highway Patrol said Friday.

Abraham made the announcement Thursday.

Mexico looked set to shore up security near its border with the United States on Monday, as police lined up outside a shelter in the city of Tijuana and told Central American migrants they couldn't walk toward the border area.

The transportation department in Louisiana says it hopes to have one lane open in each direction on a bridge damaged by a barge collision earlier this year.

A judge says a school board violated Louisiana's open-meetings law by ejecting a teacher who spoke out against giving the superintendent a $30,000 raise.