In New Orleans, Kratom is sold at gas stations and smoke shops, and it's advertised as many things, including an energy ...

Many law enforcement officials are calling for kratom to be banned because they said people can easily become addicted to it.

At low dosages, kratom typically acts as a stimulant; at higher ones, it can have opioid-like effects. Supporters of the ban ...

Kratom starts as a leaf, but can be ground up and consumed in a lot of different ways, and has been for hundreds of years.

State lawmakers are at odds over a substance some say is a safe alternative to pain killers. Gabbard Declassifies Biden’s ...

While Louisiana state legislators are preparing to discuss banning or regulating kratom, the parish is hoping to take the ...

State Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, wants kratom banned outright. He said he believes the products are too dangerous to be allowed, and he has won support from many law enforcement officials. His ...

Kratom, derived from the leaves of the Mitragyna tree, has been used as an herbal drug for decades by laborers and farmers. In natural Kratom leaves, the alkaloid 7-Hydroxymitragynine is only ...

In Mississippi, Kentucky and Louisiana, the election for governor and other statewide posts are held the year after the federal midterm elections. For those who might be confused by all the ...

NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has confirmed the state’s first measles case of 2025 in an adult resident of the Greater New Orleans area, officials announced Saturday.

A Tufts University student from Turkey being held in a Louisiana immigration facility must be returned to New England no later than May 1 to determine whether she was illegally detained for co ...