NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans City Council has unanimously passed a resolution criticizing federal spending cuts that affect city programs.The Council says the cuts are limiting the ability of ...

In the legislative session’s final hours, Louisiana lawmakers called on Congress to halt sweeping federal Medicaid cuts and instead work with states to reform the program in a measured and ...

As New Orleans public schools deals with a budget crisis that could be a gap as high as $50 million, Mayor LaToya Cantrell said she was pulling out of the deal. School leaders say without that ...

Council President JP Morrell announced Thursday that the Orleans Parish delegation successfully pushed for Senate Bill 242 to be deferred. State legislative staff confirmed the bill has been deferred.