The ban does not affect inspected Texas beef. And meat products remain unaffected and safe for consumption according to the USDA. The Texas Governor's office calls the Canadian ban a "major overreaction."

Mayor Tom Arceneaux says that Curtis “50-Cent” Jackson has committed to several major projects, and will find out more soon what was meant by his social media post that he may, "...have to pull back on the Red River ! Peace."

The original deadline passed more than six months ago, blamed largely on the finalizing of Medicaid rules and regulations regarding coverage of doula services. The updated deadline is now August 1.

The needs are great, especially when you consider 44 of the state’s 64 parishes are considered fully or partially rural, with 29% of Louisiana’s population living in rural areas, according to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH).

All of the top 10 states where car ownership costs take up the largest share of income are clustered in or near the southeastern portion of the U.S. That's according to online lending platform LendingTree.

The DOJ opinion essentially says states are not required to provide services that help people with disabilities stay in their community. Advocates fear this may be a first sign, or precursor, of changes to come.

A concerted, statewide effort to lower the high number of C-section births among low-risk pregnancies in Arkansas made no change in the percentage of such cases, according to a new study.

Converted military barracks will serve as a “first of its kind” short-term facility for self-deporting migrant families and unaccompanied children next to Alexandria International Airport at the former military base.

One of Texas’ 32 proposed natural gas-fired power plants would provide electricity to a data center under consideration just outside of Lufkin, Texas in Angelina County.

Louisiana and Texas political leaders and activists either fully support or wholly decry the High Court's ruling on birthright citizenship. The controversy becomes just the latest touchstone for the deepening political divide tearing at the fabric of everyday life, on the very week America celebrates its 250th anniversary.