The mayor of Rochester promised reforms are coming to the city’s police department as community elders sought to bring calmer minds to a fifth night of demonstrations Sunday over the the March death of Daniel Prude, who lost consciousness after police held him down with a hood over his head.

The rise of the virtual office places special burdens on people of color, according to diversity and inclusion officers as well as many employees.

The state Health Department's month-long effort to shut down a Livingston Parish barbecue joint that’s bucked efforts to control the novel coronavirus hit another snag Tuesday when a state judge

A Livingston Parish judge Tuesday delayed a hearing on whether the state can enforce its coronavirus mask mandate against a Watson restaurant, in effect letting the barbecue joint stay open

Defiance of public health orders is not limited to Livingston Parish, but that jurisdiction has made headlines during the months that orders have restricted gatherings in Louisiana.

A Livingston Parish district judge has told state officials to not take any further action against a Watson restaurant that has been violating coronavirus-related restrictions until a hearing can be

A Livingston Parish barbecue restaurant defied a judge's order by opening its doors to diners Tuesday, setting up a showdown with Health Department officials who say the business needs to

Officially Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards and Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry are both defendants in a federal lawsuit challenging the proposed plan for the Nov. 3 election.

Hall of Famer Lou Brock, one of baseball’s signature leadoff hitters and base stealers who helped the St. Louis Cardinals win three pennants and two World Series titles in the

The East Baton Rouge Metro Council is scheduled to vote Wednesday on whether to approve a proposed $5 million settlement in the civil lawsuit filed against local leaders on behalf