Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every state's nickname.

Layoffs, funding freezes, and executive orders spark outcry among federal researchers and university partners, fearing that ...

As the longest-serving Senate leader in history, McConnell developed a reputation for keeping his rank-and-file members in line and frustrating Democrats by relentlessly using procedural tactics to ...

The longtime sheriff in North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger’s home county says he plans to run for Berger’s seat next ...

CNBC reported yesterday that Walmart plans to limit customers to two-60 count cartons per purchase. For the average household ...

For more than four centuries, the body of water stretching from Florida through Texas and into Mexico has been known as the ...

A giant logo greets visitors who enter the "Louisiana NOW" pavilion. Image: Chelsea Brasted/Axios Louisiana economic ...

Fourth-quarter fundraising reports filed with the FEC show many vulnerable lawmakers starting the cycle with modest war ...

Louisiana State University General Counsel Winston DeCuir Jr. has submitted his resignation after five years in the role, a departure that comes as the university escalates a legal battle with a ...

Cannizzaro is now the chief of the criminal cases division at the Louisiana state attorney general’s ... signature containing the NFL and NBA’s logos – throughout the communications.

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) Barry Dunning Jr.'s 18 points helped South Alabama defeat Louisiana 62-58 in overtime on Saturday night. Dunning also had 15 rebounds for the Jaguars (15-8, 7-4 Sun Belt ...