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In a hot, dry rodeo arena at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola, 70 inmates acted out a different version of the “Life of Jesus Christ”, according to the Economist. Burl Cain, the prison warden, gave the performance his full approval after the idea was proposed by his assistant warden and representatives of British [...]

Guit fell while aboard his boat on the Intracoastal Waterway, near Pierre Part, La.

In what is being called one of the biggest cases of fraud in U.S. history, a corporation started in 1934 by a former senator and Louisiana governor, Huey Long, has received hundreds of millions of dollars from a corrupt political deal struck in the 1930s. After a name-change in 1941, the Win or Lose Corporation [...]

Campaign: 74 percent of state GOP convention delegates support Ron Paul

Jindal is about to sign some of the most sweeping education reform legislation in American history.

‘The Louisiana Democratic Party encourages Bobby Jindal to go after his national ambitions’

Rep. Cameron Henry: ‘The NFL needs to understand the ramifications of this for the state’

A House resolution says that the sanctions against the bounty program are ‘too harsh’

Romney ‘will say what he needs to say to win the election before him; and if he needs to say something different for the next election he will’

La. Sec’y of State on Motor Voter abuse: ‘I think it’s time for someone in the states to stand up against this foolishness coming out of Washington D.C.’

‘Months of evading tough questions and giving unclear answers … Department’s top official has contradicted his own testimony’

Ranks grow on Thursday by 3

Paul launches Louisiana campaign, national ‘Youth for Ron Paul’ in LSU visit

Nine candidates file to oppose heavily-favored incumbent governor

Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Lee were falling in southern Louisiana and pelting the Gulf Coast on Saturday as the storm’s center trudged slowly toward land

State of emergency is declared

Nearly 25,000 people who had chosen the quiet of the Louisiana bayou over the bustle of city life could find their livelihoods threatened

‘It’s kind of discouraging to look out here and think about all that work and money and know it is all going to be gone in a few days’

In a letter sent to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and BOEMRE Director Michael Bromwich, Louisiana Sen. David Vitter points out conflicting DOJ stat on number of permits

A federal appellate court has said Interior Secretary does not have to comply with a previous court order to act on drilling permits in 30 days