Federal agents are set to conduct a major immigration crackdown called “Swamp Sweep” in New Orleans in the coming weeks.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to deploy about 250 federal border agents to Louisiana and Mississippi aiming to arrest around 5,000 people in the two states, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday,

"This is a generational investment that places Louisiana at the forefront of America’s tech transformation,” said Gov. Jeff Landry.

Louisiana business and industry titan Jim Bernhard of Baton Rouge died Sunday after a brief illness. He was 71. Bernhard founded and grew The Shaw Group that began as a pipe fabrication manufacturer into a billion-dollar global industrial services company that landed on the Fortune 500 list.

Louisiana’s annual budgets swelled more than 71% over the past decade, ticking up year after year under a Democratic governor who expanded Medicaid and led the state through the COVID crisis. While the pace of spending slowed under a Republican governor elected two years ago,

MacKenzie Scott, who has spent years giving away her billions, has donated to nearly 50 Louisiana organizations. See the list.

The former Louisiana House speaker was accused of stealing a rare artifact that had gone missing from the state capitol.

Flu activity is beginning to rise across Southwest Louisiana, and while state leaders haven’t been as vocal this year about promoting the flu shot, local medical providers say their message hasn’t changed: the vaccine remains the strongest defense against serious illness.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Rouses Markets announced Thursday that it has reached an agreement to acquire 10 grocery store locations in Louisiana and Mississippi from Southeastern Grocers, LLC, the parent company of Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket. The company said the transition to Rouses Markets is expected to be completed in early 2026.

Louisiana has become the first state to receive federal approval to deploy over $1.3 billion into its internet infrastructure, according to Gov. Jeff Landry.