Some states now encourage social workers to look first toward kinship caregivers when placing children in foster care.

Regulators are warning a scorching summer could lead to a shortage of power generation in some regions of the country.

WASHINGTON — A fund to compensate Americans sickened by exposure to atomic bomb tests, uranium mining and radioactive waste ...

The Louisiana Legislature has approved labelling two drugs used to induce labor and treat miscarriages as “controlled ...

Gov. Jeff Landry signed a proposal into law Friday that designates two drugs used in reproductive health care as “controlled ...

The U.S. Senate failed to advance a border security bill as both parties seek to hone messages on immigration policy in the ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called out big oil companies for high gas prices heading into the heavily traveled ...

Discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in Louisiana’s K-12 public schools could soon be restricted ...

WASHINGTON — Three members of Congress introduced a resolution Thursday that’s intended to bring attention to the experiences ...

Thousands of Louisiana students with disabilities have been in special education programs that have operated with minimal ...

A bill to allow local governments to hide records from the public has stalled before final passage in the Louisiana ...

The Louisiana Senate passed a bill that would prohibit schools from charging their student media outlets for public records.