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Session begins with a broken gavel and the state’s first positive test in the predicted COVID-19 pandemic

It is impossible to separate the well-funded campaign for "tort reform" and the proposals in the Louisiana legislature to change state law, under the pretense of lowering auto insurance premiums, with the legacy of Big Tobacco.

Following the defeat of a thinly-disguised series of so-called "tort reforms" that were marketed to the public as a way to decrease the price of car insurance in Louisiana, conservative lawmakers and their patrons at the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) are once again attempting to push through legislation that would bargain away the legal rights of innocent victims.

The incredible, true story of when the Louisiana Gulf Coast was on the frontlines of World War II.

Dear readers, I know it’s been nearly a month since I initiated this series to gaze into the murky depths of Louisiana’s future, but the...

Invoices exclusively obtained by the Bayou Brief reveal that the Alexandria Mayor’s Office has been assembling a plan to privatize the city’s nonprofit utility system for more than seven months, despite what they’ve claimed publicly.

In response to reports that Alexandria is contemplating privatizing its 126-year-old, nonprofit municipal utility system, some have claimed they’re paying too much, but anyone who believes a private operator will make things cheaper is in for a shock.

When radio talk show host Jim Engster introduced the Louisiana Family Forum’s executive director Rev. Gene Mills as the featured speaker at the January...

Chief Jerrod King, a widely-admired 23-year veteran of the APD, was placed on administrative leave and reportedly told to surrender his vehicle, keys, and cell phone. Mayor Hall’s office thus far has refused to provide the public with any explanation.

And why the Louisiana Ethics Administration needs to immediately take action to correct a string of bogus reports filed by gubernatorial candidate Oscar Omar Dantzler, Jr.