18+ hour, 58+ min ago  (302+ words) (The Center Square) - Louisiana has reached a deal with Exxon Mobil, resolving the state's disputes with the company over coastal land erosion, Gov. Jeff Landry said in a social media post Thursday. "This is huge for Louisiana, our Coast, and…...

5+ day, 28+ min ago  (753+ words) Shreveport City Council introduced ordinance granting right-of-way access to a city-owned tract of land with Red River Expressway. The proposed route for a privately funded road and tollway over the Red River that would run through the Esplanade Subdivision in…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (288+ words) Drivers across Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D. C. , are heading into Memorial Day weekend with gas prices above $4 a gallon as record holiday travel pushes fuel demand higher across the region. Virginia's average gas price stood at $4. 43 per gallon Friday. Maryland averaged…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (168+ words) Letlow is running against Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. , and Louisiana state Treasurer John Fleming. Cassidy was one of several Republican senators who voted to impeach Trump in his second trial after Jan. 6. President Donald Trump on Friday urged supporters to…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (214+ words) Virginia's Democratic Attorney General Jay Jones on Monday asked the United States Supreme Court to overturn the state Supreme Court's decision to block its newly redrawn congressional map, which voters approved in a referendum last month. The Virginia Supreme Court…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (273+ words) Lucas claims the investigation is an effort to intimidate and silence supporters of redistricting. The top Virginia Democratic state senator says the FBI's raid on her office was meant to intimidate those who "stand up" to power." The lawmaker, Louise…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (433+ words) Virginia election officials filed an emergency motion in the state Court of Appeals seeking to block a circuit court ruling that invalidated the results of this week's redistricting referendum. The "Motion for Emergency Stay" was filed on behalf of Elections…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (468+ words) (The Center Square) " Baton Rouge and state leaders on Friday promised an aggressive law enforcement response after a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana left a 17-year-old girl dead and several others wounded. Speaking at a press conference alongside local…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (478+ words) Less than 100 days into Gov. Abigail Spanberger's administration, Virginia's redistricting fight is unfolding across multiple fronts, from the ballot box to the Legislature and drawing attention from federal lawmakers. Virginia voters narrowly approved a constitutional amendment this week that could…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (169+ words) Rep. Rich Mc Cormick, R-Ga. , has introduced a bill that would fold Arlington and Alexandria back into Washington, D. C. , undoing an 1846 decision that returned those areas to Virginia. In a statement, Mc Cormick said the "Make DC Square Again Act" would…...