Sicona, a developer of new-generation battery materials, announced it will invest $10.3 million to establish a U.S. facility in New Orleans East, company ADVANO.

With the resignation of Bishop Francis I. Malone, Pope Leo XIV appoints Bishop Robert W. Marshall Jr. as Apostolic Administrator

Frymaster LLC announces it's investing $11.5 million to expand in Caddo, building on the global foodservice’s more than 90-year history with new product development.

On September 9, 2026, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging two individuals for false voter registration and alien voting.

This year's One Book, One Festival book discussion will be the Anne Rice novel "Interview with the Vampire", commemorating the book’s 50th anniversary as well as the 2026 festival’s Halloween date. The Louisiana Book Festival will be held on Saturday, October 31, at the State Library of Louisiana and the Capitol Park area in downtown Baton Rouge.

A new global democracy report finds the U.S. at its lowest level of democratic performance in the 50 years it has been measured.

An annual report from the Census Bureau shows the average family made more money in 2025 than the year before, while the official poverty rate declined. Health care coverage was little changed from 2024.

The board's vote to shutter the historic arts center came amid concerns about financial, structural problems.