1. In 1803, the U.S. bought about 828,000 square miles of land from France in the Louisiana Purchase. The territory eventually formed 15 states, the first of which was Louisiana. 2. By 1840 ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Looking for a summertime adventure? Explore Louisiana has listed 50 things you can do in our state this summer. Rather than bore you with a list you can peruse on ...

Following up on our coverage from a month ago, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) recently created a new voucher system in his state, using taxpayer money to subsidize private-school tuition.

“We make the news for some of the really bad things that happen here ... Guillory will represent Louisiana at the National Book Festival on Aug. 12 along with Maurice Carlos Ruffin, author ...

In June 2022, a federal district judge, Shelly Dick of the state's Middle District, rejected the congressional maps drawn by the Louisiana ... Julie Letlow, who represents the 5th Congressional ...

A new study released Thursday shows the University of Louisiana ... That represents 4.5 percent of the gross state product. 2. That figure comes from things like payroll and spending by the ...

Polls in Louisiana, which is holding its primary ... That said, here are four things to watch for as results come in Saturday (polls close at 9 p.m. ET): Romney's share of the vote — Assuming ...