The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday in favor of a Louisiana law that says the Ten Commandments must be displayed in every public school classroom. The appeals court said a ...

Two Calcasieu Parish students have been selected as statewide finalists for student of the year in their respective grade levels — and they're sisters. Westlake sisters Catherine Harrison, a fifth ...

Sen. Markwayne Mullin has been closely aligned with President Trump and has a solidly conservative voting record. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA Press For at least a week, President Trump told ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana has been named a national standard for how schools and school systems are graded by ExcelinEd in its 2026 Education Policy Playbook. ExcelinEd’s playbook ...

A full federal appeals court has lifted an injunction blocking a Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms, saying it needs more information about how the measure will ...

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Gov. Jeff Landry has asked the U.S. Department of Education to expand its investigation of diversity, equity and inclusion practices at the state’s higher education board to include all public ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agency will have a new role in managing the federal government’s response to school violence. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., center ...

A federal appeals court has cleared the way for Louisiana to require public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, according to a report by the Associated Press (AP News). The ruling marks ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. The Education Department doubled down on its efforts to try to ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (KSLA) - Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry is now calling for an investigation into how DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) policies are used in the state’s higher education ...