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• Senate panel aims to draw new congressional maps this week amid strident views from both sides Play Video

  May 11, 2026 11:32 AM

  BATON ROUGE – After a tumultuous day-long hearing Friday, lawmakers will try to break through the tension this week and propose new maps for Louisiana’s six congressional districts. A Senate panel is expected to resume debate Wednesday, and what it decides could largely carry through both chambers as the... more »

• Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty Play Video

  October 1, 2025 7:15 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline. Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially... more »

• Rep. Garret Graves quarantining after potential COVID exposure

  December 3, 2020 2:31 PM

  WASHINGTON - Louisiana Congressman Garret Graves will self-quarantine after potentially being exposed to the coronavirus. Graves' office announced Thursday that the representative is currently out-of-state and will remain so until he completes the CDC-recommended quarantine period. He will be tested for the virus and is currently making arrangements... more »

• Louisiana senators hear grim predictions of budget impact

  May 29, 2017 11:44 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration has presented to senators a grim picture of the fallout from the House-proposed version of next year's budget. The governor is threatening a veto if anything resembling the spending plan reaches his desk. Agency leaders say they'd have to release prisoners early,... more »