Rooms in the historic building are a sought-after perk among Louisiana legislators. The Speaker of the House has proposed ...

The following is a calendar of community events in the Baton Rouge area from Friday through Thursday, March 20.

The George S. Walker train ferry transports a train across the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to the Anchorage railroad ...

Walker train ferry transports a train across the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge ... was "near the Louisiana State Capitol," which makes sense, since Louisiana's Old State Capitol across ...

State Representative Brach Myers, R-Lafayette, has been sworn in as the new state senator to represent District 23. The ...

A Louisiana woman has pleaded not guilty to a felony after allegedly getting abortion pills from a New York doctor and giving ...

The woman's arraignment is part of a cross-state legal battle ... In January, a West Baton Rouge grand jury unanimously issued an indictment against the 39-year-old Louisiana woman for criminal ...

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 ...

More than 150 people gathered at the state capitol in Baton Rouge Monday to protest President Donald Trump’s actions since he took office four weeks ago. The protest was the second organized by ...

Two students at a Capitol Middle School in Baton Rouge were arrested on Wednesday afternoon (March 12) after a firearm was ...

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear the latest on three arrests in the hazing death of Southern University student Caleb ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Rare Disease Day is Friday, Feb. 28. The Louisiana Rare Disease Advisory Council is hosting its inaugural event outside the state Capitol in Baton Rouge.