State lawmakers advanced two major pieces of legislation Thursday to establish a flat tax on income and repeal a tax on large ...

Louisiana’s program to help families save for their children’s college education accidentally made an extra withdrawal this ...

Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill earlier this year that empowers local and state law enforcement officers to arrest people on ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday reassured the nation that democracy won despite his party’s resounding election ...

A live tiger will attend the LSU-Alabama football game Saturday in Baton Rouge, but it won’t be its resident mascot, Mike VII.  State Sen. Bill Wheat, R-Ponchatoula, confirmed to the Illuminator that ...

A state lawmaker on Tuesday asked the attorney general to investigate the Board of Ethics for violations of government ...

Republicans were moving toward unified control of Congress on Wednesday as more House races were called in their favor and ...

At least five out of 10 states voted to restore or expand abortion rights, according to early election results.

Almost three decades after redistricting forced him out of the U.S. House of Representatives, Cleo Fields will return to ...

President Donald Trump's victory lays the groundwork for what he calls a “golden age,” including mass deportations of ...

Throughout his campaign, Trump has vowed to “save American education,” with a focus on parental rights and universal school ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry kicked off a two and a half week special session with a call for legislators to drastically overhaul the state’s tax code.