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BATON ROUGE — Lawmakers will have new approval authority over consulting contracts signed across state agencies, in response to complaints about wasteful …

BATON ROUGE — Gov. Bobby Jindal has vetoed a bill that would have allowed law enforcement agencies to automatically scan motorists’ license …

GRETNA — The Jefferson Parish Sheriff says he is skeptical of adding body cameras to his deputies. The New Orleans Advocate reports …

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Lottery Corp. says a ticket bought in Florida won the $80 million Powerball jackpot, and one bought …

SHREVEPORT — It’s still too early for any official forecast of the Red River’s crest at Shreveport, the National Weather Service said …

BENTON — Officials in northwest Louisiana say people should hold onto their sandbags, because Tropical Depression Bill’s rains will again overwhelm the …

BATON ROUGE — A Louisiana appeals court Wednesday upheld a judge’s ruling that barred Gov. Bobby Jindal from suspending testing contracts tied …

SHREVEPORT — The Red River continues to recede with an expected drop below flood stage by the end of the week. But …

SHREVEPORT — The Red River is still falling slowly at Shreveport and wasn’t expected to begin falling near Natchitoches until late Sunday, …