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BATON ROUGE - Last year, legislators approved a measure to create two economic development districts (EDD) in Baton Rouge in 2023. One surrounds LSUs campus, and the other is at Southern University. 

As LSU officials move forward on a proposal to build a $400 million new arena on campus, they plan to use a law passed by the Legislature last year to

As LSU officials move forward on a proposal to build a $400 million new arena on campus, they plan to use a law passed by the Legislature last year to

A Baton Rouge Metro Councilman has been advertising a star-studded celebrity boxing match to raise money for St. Jude Hospital, with some of Louisiana’s biggest political names said to be

The state Senate on Tuesday agreed to redraw the boundaries of the Louisiana Supreme Court, a key step toward creating a second Black-majority seat on the seven-member court.

The state Senate on Tuesday agreed to redraw the boundaries of the Louisiana Supreme Court, a key step toward creating a second Black-majority seat on the seven-member court.

Three bills to redraw Louisiana’s Supreme Court map easily cleared a Senate committee on Wednesday, the first step in a process by state lawmakers to create a second majority-Black court

Federal judges who struck down the way Louisiana lawmakers once drew legislative, congressional and other district maps upended the state’s political landscape in the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s. Now, the

A bill that would redraw boundaries for the seven state Supreme Court districts – and create a second Black-majority seat – was filed Tuesday on the second day of this

A bill that would redraw boundaries for the seven state Supreme Court districts – and create a second Black-majority seat – was filed Tuesday on the second day of this