The 28-year-old, who posted 1,000-yard seasons in 2010 and 2011, has been far less productive since and likely will need to demonstrate the promise of a resurgence to make the regular season roster ...

Public school students have been required to take the ACT since 2013. ACT scores are now used in figuring accountability ratings for schools and school districts ...

According to the meeting agenda, discussions are scheduled on trade, agriculture, renewable energy, opioid addiction, attracting foreign investment and computer science and technology education for children ...

The groups allege that authorities used excessive force, carried out mass arrests and verbally and physically abused protesters ...

Louisiana's latest push to improve student achievement will focus in part on why some of the state's youngest students are failing to master basic skills ...

The loop proposal isn't new, but it's been roughly five years since any significant public discussion of the project, and it likely has faded from memory for many residents ...

The U.S. rig count peaked at 4,530 in 1981. It bottomed out last month at 404 ...

Louisiana lawmakers are nearing the end of a special session aimed at raising more money for next year's budget through tax changes ...

To get the bill out of the Ways and Means Committee, lawmakers agreed to make the tax break reduction a short-term loan to the state. Louisiana would be on the hook for paying back as much as $257 million to taxpayers in two years ...

The state labor department figures released Friday show the initial claims rose to 3,590 from the previous week's total of 3,138. For the comparable week a year earlier, there were 3,368 ...