A bill to put a Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of the state Capitol is on the brink of becoming law after the ...

"I saw the bed on a recent visit, and it struck me how this was a small ending for someone who was bigger than life," a reader said. "But it also made me think about who had the foresight to save this ...

An ancient, 20-foot cypress wood board that held a prominent place at the State Capitol for decades has gone missing, and no one seems to know where it is. Or at least no one is admitting it. The ...

Louisiana legislators voted this week to expand the list of public officials who can carry a handgun in the State Capitol.

Editor's Note: This story has been updated with the outcome of the March 17 committee meeting. A previous version of the story incorrectly stated other elected officials were allowed to conceal carry ...

March 30, 1981: President Ronald Reagan was shot outside the Washington Hilton, recovered, and gunman John Hinckley Jr. was found not guilty.