Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry was in Washington, D.C., Wednesday to ask for help to lower commercial tolls planned for the new Interstate 10-Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles. He also spoke about the need for a streamlined federal environmental review process and help in building the I-10 Bridge in Baton Rouge.

Tyrone Mimitte, right, hurriedly gathers his possessions as Louisiana State Troopers prepare to remove a homeless encampment underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans early in the morning on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)

Gov. Jeff Landry has announced plans to relocate unhoused people in New Orleans ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 9.

Pursuant to Governor Landry’s Jan. 1, 2025, executive order, the State of Louisiana will work to secure state-maintained interstates, bridges, and transportation lines in addition to ensuring that public streets, sidewalks, and other right of ways in Orleans Parish are in clean, accessible and safe condition.

NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana state troopers began Monday notifying residents of a state-sanctioned unhoused encampment under the Pontchartrain Expressway that they will soon have to relocate, per an order from Gov.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry issued an executive order that will assist in efforts surrounding the unhoused community.

Louisiana authorities are clearing homeless encampments around the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans ahead of the Super Bowl next month. Gov. Jeff Landry (R-La.) announced the sweep in an executive order on Monday,

The plane was purchased for $5.5 million, replacing two helicopters that previous governors had used for 20 years.

Projects like port improvements or a new Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge are tied up for years by bureaucracy, the governor said.

According to an FBI update, the New Orleans attack suspect's rented vehicle was seen in Gonzales at around 9 p.m. on New Year's Eve.

Jeff Landry’s office announced it will provide emergency funding to assist unhoused persons living in public spaces around the Caesars Superdome, French Quarter, Interstate 10, and US 90.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry continued to place his stamp on the leadership of the state's flagship university with two key moves on the LSU Board of Supervisors. Landry promoted Scott Ballard ...