ELTON - Coushatta Tribal Chairman Ernest Sickey was recently named the recipient of the 2019 Civil Rights and Social Justice Award. According to the National Civil Rights Conference Planning Committee,
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana’s public school teachers and support workers will get larger paychecks, and districts will get more money for operations, after lawmakers in the House unanimously agreed
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana voters agreed in November to legalize online fantasy sports contests for cash prizes in 47 parishes. But it’s unclear if lawmakers will approve the tax
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the Federal Reserve is prepared to respond to the Trump administration’s trade conflicts to protect the U.S. economy, signaling that the
Medical marijuana inhalation bill revived, passed by Senate BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana senators have revived a proposal to let Louisiana’s medical marijuana patients inhale cannabis, only two days after
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday he will summon lawmakers back to the state Capitol to consider a package of gun-control legislation, saying last week’s
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature voted Tuesday to legalize assisted suicide, with supporters declaring it in line with the state’s tradition of individualism and opponents insisting the practice
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Tuesday ended the most popular forms of U.S. travel to Cuba, banning cruise ships and a heavily used category of educational travel in
LONDON (AP) — Making nice at the end, President Donald Trump eased up Tuesday on his frequent criticism of outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May over her handling of the