Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple recently issued a Cease-and-Desist Order to Jon Andersen for allegedly falsifying documents while applying for a new contractor’s license.

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner announced the availability of federal disaster assistance to state of Louisiana to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe winter storm Fern on January 23-27, 2026.

During Love the Boot Week, April 18–26, 2026, Keep Louisiana Beautiful is partnering with The Coca-Cola Company and Osprey Initiative to expand recycling efforts at litter cleanup events across 19 parishes. The initiative will help divert thousands of plastic bottles and aluminum cans from landfills during Louisiana’s largest community cleanup effort, encouraging residents statewide to participate and celebrate America’s 250th birthday by keeping their communities clean and beautiful.

State Farm to return $136 million to qualifying Louisiana auto policyholders through special dividend payments.

The animal health biotechnology company will create 162 total potential jobs in Northwest Louisiana as it launches commercial production of USDA-regulated protein therapeutics.

The Louisiana Center for the Book marked Black History Month with a virtual program featuring historian Wendy A. Gaudin and her book Sunset Limited: An Autobiography of Creole. The recorded discussion explores Creole migration, identity and resilience, and is available free on the Louisiana Book Festival’s YouTube and Facebook pages.

Louisiana Healthcare Connections and the Centene Foundation presented $26,000 to the Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana to support emergency food assistance efforts in Northeast Louisiana. The funding is part of a $125,000 statewide initiative to expand food access, strengthen pantry capacity, and enhance mobile distributions serving rural and underserved communities.

The lucky crustacean is named “Tony” in honor of the late Anthony “Tony” Chachere, the chef and founder of Tony Chachere’s Creole Foods. "Tony" was officially pardoned at the 10th Annual Pardoning of the Crawfish event in Opelousas by Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser.

More than 2,000 volunteers assembled 500,000 red beans and rice meals as part of the Million Meals for MLK campaign supporting Louisiana food banks.

A new partnership will bring the Angola Prison Rodeo to New Orleans during The Hondo Rodeo Fest, supporting prison reform efforts and Louisiana’s Victims Impact Fund.