Baton Rouge officials are partnering with the FBI to recover the remains of missing 15-year-old Ja'Derrius Minnieweather, believed to be in the Baton Rouge North Landfill. Police Chief T.J. Morse says it is an active solid waste landfill covering over 400 acres that receives around 1,600 tons of waste each day. "W...

Governor Landry vetoed 78 projects from three budget bills, slashing more than $12 million from the state's budget in the process. Melinda Deslatte with the Public Affairs Research Council says her organization's concerns about these projects are not about the projects themselves, but rather how they were added to the ...

LSU Health Shreveport Associate Professor Dr. Cory Coehoorn received a grant of over $200,000 to research heat-related illness in high school athletes. The study will work with around 100 football players around the state. Coehoorn says the goal is to use AI and machine learning to predict internal temperatures. "...

U.S. Representative Julia Letlow took a major step on Saturday night to becoming the next U.S. Senator for Louisiana as she won the Republican Party primary runoff in the senate race. Letlow received 57% of the vote to defeat State Treasurer John Fleming. "I knew it was going to be a tough race, and it was, it was...

The race to represent the Republican Party in the 2026 U.S. Senate election comes to an end Saturday night as the primary runoff between Julia Letlow and John Fleming will be decided. Negative ads have been prominent in this campaign as the two sides try to distinguish themselves as the more conservative candidate. Let...