Louisiana might pay out overlapping business incentives for a decade or more

Economic development officials in Louisiana want to place less emphasis on the number of new jobs major projects bring to the state and more on what they pay employees. Their strategy calls for a new business incentive program to replace a popular existing …

Rural Louisiana families have fewer options to use private school grants: 'No opportunities here'

Jacqueline McCardie wants badly to put her grandson in a new school. The public elementary that 11-year-old Jah’Derrick attends is crowded and outdated, and the baby-faced fourth grader says he gets bullied. But McCardie, 62, is a single guardian on a …

Attention on contentious car insurance bills in Louisiana shifts to state Senate committees

Car insurance bills favored by business interests that blew through the state House will likely face a tougher path when they get their first hearing in the Senate this week. The Senate has typically been more aligned with trial lawyers, who pin the blame …

How one Louisiana Girl Scout troop keeps mother-daughter bonds alive, even behind bars

For the five girls who gathered at the New Orleans Conchetta Facility on a sunny Saturday in April, in some ways, it was a Girl Scouts meeting like any other. However, most Girl Scout meetings don't require armed guards. The young Scouts, between 5 and …

What is mommy thumb? Louisiana doctor treats common parent condition in the wrist

"Mommy thumb," also known as De Quervain's tenosynovitis, is a painful condition that affects the tendons on the thumb side of the wrist.  This is one of the most common postpartum conditions, according to the Orthopedic Institute of New …

When it comes to family size in the U.S., Louisiana ranks tenth. See national data.

Fishing with dad is a tradition for many Louisiana families, and Pelican Park will offer local youth the chance to wet some hooks with their dads over the upcoming Father's Day weekend. Just three years ago, Harleigh Robert, then 2, did manage to …

Hand-sized, four-bite curried venison meat pies are a Louisiana's family favorite

Hand-sized, four-bite meat pies are, by far, the most asked for recipe among my family and friends. Made with venison and a modest touch of curry — their golden deliciousness is a hit at potlucks as well as at home. Thanks to a goat-ranching cousin in …

Turkish student at Tufts University returns to Boston after release from Louisiana detention center

A Tufts University student from Turkey, Rumeysa Ozturk, returned to Boston on Saturday after spending over six weeks in Louisiana immigration detention center amid US President Donald Trump’s campaign to deport pro-Palestinian campus activists.Ozturk was …

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Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne brings Louisiana flavor to NYC at LSU alumni crawfish boil

Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne has completed her college career representing the LSU Tigers in college gymnastics. She couldn't compete throughout the entire season, as she injured her knee midway, ruling her out. The Tigers couldn't …