Of the $16.4 billion annual Medicaid costs for Louisiana, state taxpayers kick in about $3 billion, according to the Legislature. The new law would halt some of the tools Louisiana uses to pay that $3 billion, requiring the state to pour in extra money or let some people go without health insurance.

President Donald Trump's proposed bill has raised concerns in Louisiana about potential Medicaid cuts and the closure of rural hospitals, with state leaders divided on its impact.

The budget that President Trump signed last week includes a big win for restoring coastal Louisiana. As soon as the new budget year begins, states on the Gulf coast will get a bigger piece of the money made from leasing energy plots offshore.

President Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last week. Here's how it will affect Medicaid, food stamps, tax cuts, offshore oil revenue and more in Louisiana.

Louisiana Republicans celebrated the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which President Donald Trump signed into law Friday, lauding it as a major boost to the economy, though Democrats ...

Louisiana Rev. Jimmy Swaggart, who headlined the Golden Age of Televangelists in the 1980s before an adultery scandal diminished his influence, died Tuesday in a Baton Rouge hospital. Swaggart, who was 90, never regained consciousness following a heart attack in his home June 15.

A new federal tax credit program tucked into a broader tax bill passed by Congress could significantly expand private school scholarship options for low and middle-income families nationwide — if states choose to participate.

Food pantries and SNAP recipients in Louisiana are bracing for major change as Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" is likely to pass through the Republican-led U.S.

A small provision added to President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” — that came to light days before the president signed the bill into law July 4 — could have a major impact on sports betting.