Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu announced a slew of task force chairpersons who will focus on everything from housing and blight to criminal justice. Video

Jindal said he expects some lawmakers to try to raise taxes given the state's money problems. Video

The mayor of New Orleans doesn't have direct control over city schools, but that's not stopping Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu from getting involved in the issue of how to improve education in the city. Video

The campaign of Democratic Senate candidate Charlie Melancon has filed an ethics complaint against Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter.

An attorney from New Iberia has formally launched his campaign to return a south Louisiana congressional district to Republican hands.