Republican Gov. Jeff Landry says the president and Congress would be doing nothing wrong by placing conditions on the billions of dollars in disaster aid it provides to states in times of crisis.

Louisiana State Police bought a small passenger plane for $5.5 million in September that Gov. Jeff Landry has been using to travel around the state.

Trump, via video, and Vance, in person, join Senate majority leader and House speaker at march commemorating anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

A small group of family and friends braved icy conditions on Thursday afternoon to gather at an old northshore firehouse along Lake Pontchartrain and celebrate the life of Elliot Wilkinson, a man who earned the nickname "Freedom" but tragically became one of 14 people killed in the horrific attack on Bourbon Street in the pre-dawn hours of New Year's Day.

An inmate accused of spitting on a corrections officer in Indiana County has been sentenced. Indiana County District Attorney Robert F. Manzi said Joshua Hall, 22, was serving time at the State Correctional Institute Pine Grove for a gun violation in Erie County.

The Republican governor wants Congress to reimburse Texas for more than $11 billion spent on border security. President Donald Trump visited WNC Jan. 24 to meet with families and survey damage from Tropical Storm Helene, which hit WNC four months ago.