Louisiana

Louisiana's Republican governor on Wednesday praised Meta’s plans to build a new AI center in the Pelican State, calling it the "largest private capital announcement."

Louisiana AG Liz Murrill, ahead of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, urged visitors and residents affected by New Orleans hotels up-charging and issuing cancellations to file a consumer dispute.

Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux, with locations in 14 states, is offering three new takes on its classic waffle fries, but this food offering won't be available for long.

A New Orleans design firm is suing Sean "Diddy" Combs and Phantom Labs for allegedly walking out on a $100,000 tab for an installation at a postponed event.

Louisiana's crawfish season is not expected to be nearly as good as recent years, impacting both prices and availability, experts say. Much of the blame is being put on weather.

Three employees at the Academy Sports + Outdoors store in Louisiana were terminated after responding to a shoplifter who stole a pistol.

The source of a large oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the shore of New Orleans, estimated to be more than one million gallons, is still unknown, the U.S. Coast Guard said

The Garden District neighborhood in New Orleans, Louisiana, voted to hire private security by using extra money from property taxes as the police department runs short on officers.

Weather, large search area impacted the United States Coast Guard efforts to locate missing Carnival Glory cruise passenger Tyler Barnett from Louisiana.

The U.S. Coast Guard continues searching for a man they now say appears to have jumped off the Carnival Glory cruise ship after it departed New Orleans on Sunday.

The Biden administration suddenly announced it would postpone a major oil and gas lease sale that it previously tried to cancel, but which the Inflation Reduction Act mandates.

An explosion at Dow's Plaquemine, Louisiana, chemical facility caused a fire to break out. Officials are looking into the cause of the explosion.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against energy giant Exxon Mobil accusing the company of failing to address workplace racial discrimination.

Smaller trucking companies worry that new standards from the Environmental Protection Agency will push them out, in regard to semi-trucks and air pollution.

Small businesses are doing well after the pandemic. They are experiencing a boom, despite the economy being in a tough spot.

Gov. Ron DeSantis hopes to solve the insurance crisis that has plagued Florida. Louisiana had more than 20 companies collapse or leave because of devastating storms.

Thousands of Americans living in the southern United States no longer have home insurance due to companies leaving the region after years of crushing storms.

The brutal beating death of a tourist in New Orleans earlier this month is sending chills through the city during its holiday tourism season.

The Coast Guard diver who on Thanksgiving helped rescue a 28-year-old man who fell off the Carnival Valor cruise ship near Louisiana is now speaking out.

Louisiana Treasurer John Schroder informed BlackRock that his state would divest nearly $800 million from the firm's funds over its and ESG policies.