F ORT POLK - In a ceremony Friday at the Fort Polk Joint Readiness Training Center, the Vernon Parish Army base was redesignated in honor of Gen. James H. Polk, who was awarded the Silver Star during ...

He’s no Indiana Jones, but he spent decades uncovering real treasures. Meet Chip McGimsey, Louisiana’s retiring state ...

The suit alleges a U.S. arm of Taiwanese chemical giant Formosa Plastics has hindered access to an unmarked cemetery with ...

Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here or using the box below: In today’s issue: ▪ New global trade levies, ...

In 1848 or thereabouts, a talented artist painted an almost life-size group portrait of the three children of one of the ...

Trump is charging immigrants with petty offenses under a WWII-era law. It's triggered a legal showdown in Louisiana that ...

During the American Revolution, Louisiana — which was then under Spanish rule — played a significant role in supporting the ...

The vivid sophomore novel from Harris (The Sweetness of Water) follows a formerly enslaved brother and sister in the ...

Louisiana’s dynamic cultural traditions are in rich supply in Baton Rouge, where public art has long been part of the local ...

Swaggart was best known for being a captivating Pentecostal preacher with a massive following before being caught on camera ...

The Vicksburg National Military Park today stretches over 1800 acres worth of ravines, woods, and fields. The Vicksburg ...

The Baton Rouge Concert Band is hosting its annual 4th of July concert.