BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Nearly three decades ago, when Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards' wife was 20 weeks pregnant with their first child, a doctor discovered their daughter had spina bifida and encouraged an abortion. The Edwardses refused. Now, daughter Samantha is married and working as a school counselor, and Edwards finds himself an outlier in polarized abortion politics.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Bogged down in a sprawling trade dispute with U.S. rival China, President Donald Trump took steps Friday to ease tensions with America's allies - lifting import taxes on Canadian and Mexican steel and aluminum and delaying auto tariffs that would have hurt Japan and Europe.
Ink-lovers, do you know which ink your tattoo artist is using on you for your body art? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers, artists and retailers to avoid using or selling certain inks that they say are contaminated with microorganisms.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A proposal pushed by Louisiana's oil and gas industry to let refineries and other industrial plants keep some environmental violations secret fell a handful of votes short of House passage Thursday, amid fierce opposition that it could hide the impacts of the state's petrochemical industry.
BATON ROUGE, La. (WVLA / WGMB) A bill that would have given cities and local government the authority to set and raise the minimum wage was denied by Republican lawmakers Thursday, May 16.
Right-hander Eric Walkerwas dominant and No. 19 LSU baseball team belted three home runs to open the series against Auburn with a 7-1 win Thursday night in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
The plan focuses on legal immigration in the U.S. and is merit-based, prioritizing highly-skilled, English-speaking immigrants while making it more difficult for immigrants to bring their families into the country.
The 10th-ranked LSU softball team opens the 2019 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional on Friday with a contest against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champions Monmouth at 4:30 p.m. CT.
