NOW: Louisiana is the only state to divide itself into parishes instead of counties. There are 64 parishes, but they didn't spring into existence all at once when Louisiana joined the Union. The ...

In roughly three-fourths of Louisiana parishes, deaths have begun to outnumber births. That's a major warning sign for the labor force, economy and general health of communities throughout the state.

Coronavirus cases have spread to all of Louisiana's 64 parishes. Here's how COVID-19 has grown since the first case was reported in the state March 9.

Louisiana parishes with the most excessive drinkers Below is an interactive map with the parish-by-parish self-reported excessive drinking data.

Louisiana’s northern and rural parishes continued to lose population over the last decade, as people moved to cities and suburbs across the southern reaches of the state, according to detailed ...

Rural parishes still only make up a fraction of the state's overall testing numbers, despite many doubling from low testing numbers over the past week, according to an analysis of Louisiana ...

Many parishes in Louisiana have winter storm warnings in place with some set to experience up to 7 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Why It Matters The heavy snow ...

Gov. John Bel Edwards said in an update Wednesday that health officials are seeing an alarming growth rate in COVID-19 cases in the River Parishes and in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes.

Louisiana's northern and rural parishes continued to lose population over the last decade, as people moved to cities and suburbs across the southern reaches of the state, according to detailed ...