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When Jim Engster hosted his talk radio program in Baton Rouge on Feb. 20, 2013, one of his guests was a little-known state representative named John Bel Edwards.

When Jim Engster hosted his talk radio program in Baton Rouge on Feb. 20, 2013, one of his guests was a little-known state representative named John Bel Edwards.

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How oil money turned Louisiana into the prison capital of the world.

A series of events in the 1970s led to the state's penal system becoming intertwined with the swings of its oil economy.

There has been some moaning from pundits and other experts about the low voter turnout in the statewide elections last week. Only 36 percent of registered

Gov. John Bel Edwards headlines the next class of inductees to the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame, a group that also includes former politician Louis Lambert, ex-chemical association president Dan

Gov. John Bel Edwards headlines the next class of inductees to the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame, a group that also includes former politician Louis Lambert, ex-chemical association president Dan

Wiley McCormick, who headed Louisiana State Police during Gov. Edwin Edwards’ turbulent third term in the mid-1980s, died Tuesday.

Edwin Washington Edwards, the former Louisiana governor who served four terms in the governor’s mansion and eight years in federal prison, died Monday at his home in Gonzales, La. He was 93. According to family spokesperson Leo Honeycutt, Edwards was surrounded by friends and loved ones when he finally succumbed to the respiratory problems that had plagued him in recent years. “I have lived a good life, had better breaks than most, had some bad breaks, too, but that’s all part of it,” E...