Teachers, police officers and other public employees are closer than ever to changing the law they say unfairly clips their Social Security benefits.

After 27 years in operation, J.K. Haynes school in Baton Rouge may be closed at the end ... sixth grade school of about 120 students. School system officials have emphasized that no final decision ...

The legislation, which still needs approval by the U.S. Senate, eliminates the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the ...

Louisiana's Republican-controlled Legislature approved a constitutional amendment on Friday that would allow them to expand ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD ... The fee will fund crime prevention and security improvements. The district will collect an annual fee of up to $200 for each property for 10 years, from 2025 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD ... You can’t have a functioning system if parts of the system aren’t made whole,” said James. Another topic on the agenda is blight and construction.

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Louisiana’s Congressional General Election is Saturday, Dec. 7, with voters statewide set to vote on four constitutional ...

In their final debate showdown before the Dec. 7 runoff election, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and challenger Coach Emile “Sid” Edwards offered voters starkly different visions for the future ...

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