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Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser's Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism repeatedly let politicians from Louisiana and other states use a state-owned

As the state auditor raises questions about whether the apartment is being used for its intended purpose, officials who stayed there defended its use.

of 2 Phillip May, president and CEO of Entergy Louisiana, is pictured at a hearing for Meta's proposed data center expansion on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at the Galvez Building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Chris Justin, a no-party candidate who is running to represent District 1 on the Louisiana Public Service Commission, speaks at a candidate forum on Oct. 8, 2026 at the Corinne Missionary Baptist Church in Violet, La.

As two Louisiana State Museum board members arrived at Madame John's Legacy in New Orleans' French Quarter on Aug. 10, the smell of freshly cut wood hit their noses.

Madame John’s Legacy, an 18th-century building in New Orleans’ French Quarter, is designated as a state museum. It has been closed to the public for years, and repairs to the building have long been a controversial subject. The latest allegations reveal a rift between the state and a faction of the board that advises Louisiana State Museums.

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When they head to the polls for early voting on Tuesday, Louisianans will decide whether to bar Louisiana governors from ever serving more than two terms

A constitutional amendment on the fall ballot in Louisiana would bar governors from ever serving a third term. Current law restricts them from running for a third consecutive term but allows them to run again after being out of office.

Candidates for Louisiana's Fifth Congressional District are divided on whether to pass a national abortion ban — and their support for the Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act varies.