Last Thursday's torrential rainfall in Avoyelles Parish is one step closer to being an official state record. This is based on information from a person near Cottonport who's a volunteer observer with the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network. "The day of event, we actually got the report around 4:30...

Tulane University is purchasing the former Charity Hospital building and renovating it into a national hub for bioscience discovery and medical advancements. University President Michael Fitts says they're redeveloping a building that's been dormant for more than 20 years. "We're simply taking a building that was ...

An East Baton Rouge Parish pastor who is seen on video physically fighting the 20-year-old son of his neighbor defends his actions during a press conference in front of his church in Central. Reverend Tony Spell says he got into a fistfight with the young man, because he threatened violence against his family. "I'...

State lawmakers have approved Governor Jeff Landry's plan to reallocate $168 million from the public school operations budget to fund stipends for teachers and school support workers. But a state judge has temporarily blocked the plan from taking effect. One of the plaintiffs in the case, former Central school Superint...

St. Tammany Sheriff Randy Smith pleaded guilty today to one count of second-degree battery for attacking a critic of his at a restaurant near Madisonville on May 29th. District Attorney Collin Sims as part of the plea deal, Smith is no longer the sheriff. "We were able to secure his immediate resignation, so that ...