Several Louisiana officials and lawmakers are reacting to the news of a deadly plane crash in Washington D.C. late Wednesday night.

Louisiana officials share their condolences after a deadly helicopter and American Airlines passenger jet collision near Washington D.C.

Many Louisiana lobbyists, business executives and government leaders came to the nation's capital for the inauguration of President Donald Trump, with plans to stay through Sunday for Washington

WASHINGTON – Louisiana had only begun to reopen airports Thursday morning after a blizzard, but Washington Mardi Gras was in full swing.

Pilot Thomas Terry talks about the plane crash in DC Wednesday night. Authorities say the commercial plane collided with a military helicopter mid-air. The regional plane was carrying 64 people and the Black Hawk helicopter had 3 soldiers onboard.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Facing a $10 million budget shortfall, the University of New Orleans is out in full force at Washington Mardi Gras, hoping to secure private donations and more federal research dollars.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, is captain of Mystick Krewe of Louisianians, the krewe that runs the event. The official commencement of Washington Mardi Gras is Jan. 23, just days after the presidential inauguration.

Washington Mardi Gras is known as a boozy political party for lobbyists, donors and politicians. But for higher education leaders, it’s also an opportunity to take advantage of having Louisiana’s most rich and powerful in the same building — and in a good mood.

A freak winter storm the day before Washington Mardi Gras transformed Louisiana’s most wealthy, most powerful politicos into something they aren’t often: desperate. Beggars, in some cases. Despite warnings from Gov.

Record snowfall in South Louisiana disrupted travel plans for hundreds of state residents scheduled to fly to Washington DC early last week. But most arrived by Friday,

While the residents of southeast Louisiana have been celebrating the snow, Carnival is celebrated in the nation’s capitol.

We all know Mardi Gras as a time for vibrant parades and exuberant parties. A time of joy, revelry, and pageantry. Having the honor to serve as royalty; especially a king or queen for a Mardi Gras event is the closest you can get to being a movie star.