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Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) on Tuesday called on college boards to implement a policy where student-athletes risk their scholarships when they skip the national anthem.

A Louisiana first-grader who faced great odds became one of the youngest members of the high-IQ Mensa society after overcoming developmental challenges.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said Monday that she was concerned that the First Amendment was “hamstringing the government in significant ways, in the most important time periods.”

A routine traffic stop by Louisiana police went south when officers discovered more than 100 grams of fentanyl next to a baby.

Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed legislation on Tuesday morning, March 5, 2024, making Louisiana the 28th constitutional carry state in the Union.

An illegal alien is accused of raping a 14-year-old girl before carrying out a violent armed robbery in Kenner, Louisiana. 

The Louisiana House passed constitutional carry legislation Wednesday, which means the bill now goes to Gov. Jeff Landry’s desk to be signed. 

A Houma, Louisiana, homeowner heard strange noises shortly after 5 a.m. Tuesday and went downstairs to find an alleged intruder, whom he shot in the forehead. 

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) has endorsed former President Donald Trump in the wake of his primary victories in both Iowa and New Hampshire. 

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) will now require the state’s agencies to track all costs associated with illegal immigration to give taxpayers a transparent picture of the bill they are being forced to foot due to President Joe Biden’s policies.

The teenager convicted in the brutal carjacking death of an elderly woman in New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday.

Louisiana’s newly inaugurated Gov. Jeff Landry is endorsing former President Donald Trump for president in 2024, Breitbart News learned exclusively.

A Louisiana police chief and his wife, who is a police captain, were both allegedly shot by the chief’s mistress, also a police officer.

Officials say the teacher allegedly sent the boy naked photos and inappropriately touched him while they were inside her vehicle.

Three workers at an Academy Sports + Outdoors store in Metairie, Louisiana, were reportedly fired for trying to stop a shoplifter who fled with a gun on December 16.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) has pardoned dozens of convicted murderers as he finishes out his final weeks in office.

A former male model who appeared in Aerosmith’s 1994 hit “Crazy” music video was arrested and charged with attempted rape, officials said.

A jury found 18-year-old John Honore guilty Monday of second-degree murder in the brutal March 2022 carjacking of an elderly woman in New Orleans, Louisiana.

A teenage murder suspect who escaped from jail Saturday in Louisiana had apparently done the same thing two weeks prior, police said.

As much as 1.1 million gallons of oil may have been discharged into the Gulf of Mexico from a pipeline system off Louisiana’s southeast coast, the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday.

In the northwest corner of Louisiana, a candidate for parish sheriff demanded a recount Wednesday after losing by a single vote in an election where more than 43,000 people cast ballots.

Three teenage girls involved in the fatal carjacking of an elderly woman in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2022 pleaded guilty to reduced charges in court on Monday.

Trump-backed Republicans have completed a sweep of Louisiana’s statewide elections with victories in Saturday’s races for attorney general, secretary of state, and state treasurer — a month after Attorney General Jeff Landry (R-LA) won the governorship in a jungle primary.

An elderly school bus driver in Louisiana was accused of choking a student on Monday, and video footage shows the incident unfold.

A number of key strategists and advisers involved in Gov.-elect Jeff Landry’s (R-LA) stunning primary victory that won him the governorship outright told Breitbart News the success was fueled by a number of factors headlined by Landry’s strength as a candidate and a very effective voter targeting operation.

Louisiana Republicans’ influence and scope are quickly rising on the state and national level in light of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) ascension to the speakership on Wednesday, and with Gov. Elect Jeff Landry’s (R-LA) stunning win in a deep primary field earlier this month.

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), a fourth-term conservative who is currently the vice chairman of the House GOP conference, has the Speaker’s gavel within reach and seems to be on the brink of ascending into the presidential line of succession on Wednesday afternoon.

A deadly pileup on Interstate 55 near New Orleans, Louisiana, happened Monday when a “super fog” dangerously blanketed the roadway.

Governor-Elect Jeff Landry’s (R-LA) surprise victory in Saturday’s open primary that will send him to the governor’s mansion is an encouraging sign for Republicans heading into the 2024 elections, Republican insiders tell Breitbart News. 

Republican Jeff Landry won a landslide election on Saturday to flip the Louisiana governor’s mansion red in one of three main gubernatorial elections this year, shocking political observers with a victory that saves him the trouble of having to face a Democrat in a November runoff.

A little girl in Winnsboro, Louisiana, is being praised for her heroism and bravery when her loved ones were in danger.

Anyone engaging in sexual activity with someone below the Mason-Dixon line has high odds of contracting a sexually transmitted disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). 

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) on Thursday endorsed Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry for Louisiana governor.

A Louisiana man in the Bucktown area of New Orleans is in hot water with his neighbors due to his extremely bloody Halloween decorations.

After its passage last year, Louisiana’s age verification law for online pornography seems to be having a big effect.

Two people have died in the fires ravaging Louisiana as residents and leaders are desperate for rain to help quell the blazes.