Murphy Paul, former chief of the Baton Rouge Police Department, has been appointed as a co-chair of sheriff-elect Michelle Woodfork's transition team, bringing with him over 33 years of experience in ...

Mayor Helena Moreno's legislative agenda is aimed at easing the city’s financial pressures, improving oversight of troubled agencies and strengthening public services.

Paul served as a law enforcement officer with BRPD for 33 years. In 2018, he took over as chief of the department and led them through the of COVID-19.

A member of the Louisiana Legislature who is running for Congress has moved to name a highly anticipated new Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge after President Donald Trump. Rep. Mike Echols, ...

More than 1,300 bills have already been filed ahead of Louisiana’s upcoming legislative session, and several could directly affect people living in New Orleans.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo by Lance Cheung/USDA) Louisiana has expanded an incentive program to New Orleans and Baton Rouge that encourages the ...

One of the researcher's goals was to identify all of the Indigenous groups, who — along with Spanish regulars, exiled Acadians, Canary Island “Isleños” and free Black militiamen — contributed to ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Department of Health is expanding the Louisiana Carrot Initiative to Walmart stores in East Baton Rouge and Orleans parishes. The expansion began Feb ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A New Orleans murder suspect was out of custody for weeks after a Baton Rouge jail erroneously released him, according to court records. Taurus Hale, one of two men accused of ...

A Louisiana committee advanced a bill to name a proposed Mississippi River bridge after President Donald Trump, hoping to secure his support.