

Keep away from cops bill advances
BATON ROUGE — A House committee moved forward with a bill Tuesday that would criminalize coming within 25 feet of an on-duty police...


Some juvenile crime records to be public
BATON ROUGE — A Senate judiciary committee narrowly advanced a bill Monday to make public records related to juveniles charged with...


Permit-less concealed carry advances in House
BATON ROUGE — A House committee passed a bill Monday that would allow individuals 18 and over to carry a concealed handgun without a...


Sentences upped for carjacking, fentanyl
BATON ROUGE — Protesters swarmed House hearing rooms Tuesday as a top law enforcement committee passed legislation that would expand...


Panel OKs concealed carry without permit
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana lawmakers voted to join 27 other states that allow citizens to carry a concealed handgun without permits or...

Landry's choice of map OK'd at close of session
BATON ROUGE — The Legislature on Friday passed the original congressional redistricting map backed by Gov. Jeff Landry after stripping...