At 450 feet tall, the Louisiana State Capitol is the tallest capitol in the United States. Designed in an art deco architectural style, the building is one of only four skyscraper capitols in the ...

Past visitors called the building a "must-see" while in Baton Rouge. Reviewers were particularly impressed by the stained-glass windows and spiral staircase. Louisiana's Old State Capitol is open ...

Sid Edwards was a high school football coach who had never run for office. Now, he’s the mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s ...

Rep. Julia Letlow, the Start Republicans whose northeast Louisiana district includes parts of Baton Rouge, will remain a ...

Three Democrats are running for a state Senate seat in a Baton Rouge district. In Lafayette, two well-known Republicans and a ...

Attorneys representing Louisiana in a lawsuit against the state legislative redistricting plans passed in 2022 are arguing ...

Three major candidates, all Democrats, have emerged as the qualifying period continues into Thursday. Larry Selders, Carolyn ...

Louisiana might be the only state in the country to get excited when Christmas is over. But who wouldn’t be when Mardi Gras ...

Senate President Cameron Henry emerged as a responsible, sober-minded leader in state government. He left his mark on ...

East Baton Rouge Parish has a new mayor who plans to take a different approach to managing the capital region. Plus, with the ...

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