Republicans and Democrats remained at a stalemate on the government shutdown over the weekend as it headed into its sixth week, with millions of Americans starting to lose food aid benefits.

Nearly 800,000 children, elderly, and disabled Louisiana residents rely on food benefits as the government shutdown enters its second month.

Rulings by two federal judges eased pressure on SNAP benefits, although President Trump said payments are likely to be delayed.

Louisiana’s governor ripped a $50-million buyout for the flagship’s football coach and declared the now-outgoing athletic ...

On the eve of federal SNAP benefits hitting people's accounts, Louisiana is jumping in to fill the gap for the 1 in 5 state residents who use the program, but only for some of them.

Half a million Louisiana residents face halted NFIP policies as government shutdown delays renewals and complicates home ...

Trump wants the Senate to abolish the filibuster blocking legislation such as ending the shutdown. Here's why even his Republican allies keep it.

Two federal judges ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP. Newsweek's live blog ...

I got a list the other day of our 10 most crime-ridden states. Imagine my surprise to see that nine of them are governed by ...

That might as well be the story of LSU athletic director Scott Woodward's time as the top boss of Tigers athletics. LSU fired ...

Gov. Jeff Landry said his health department will find the money to cover $147 million in benefits next month for the elderly, disabled and children.

A U.S. Senate investigation has uncovered dozens of credible reports of medical neglect and poor conditions in immigration ...