State Police detectives have arrested the owner and an employee of the Tobacco Tavern in Ville Platte as part of an investigation into the death of a 17-year-old boy in Turkey Creek. Sergeant Peggy Bourque says the day before Taylon Hebert's death, he purchased over the counter herbal supplement pills from the Tobacco ...

Tropical Storm Isaias does not look like a problem for Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center's official forecast track continues to shift father to the east. The latest update has the storm making landfall near the Alabama-Florida state line. National Weather Service Meteorologist Phil Grigsby says the steering curr...

Those with fortified roofs may see their homeowners insurance discounts disappear several years from now. That's because the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety is expected to change the way it designates roofs, certifying them as fortified for only 15 years. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says without ...

Louisiana is expected to add 55,000 jobs over the next two years, according to an economic forecast. Dr. Loren Scott puts together this economic forecast annually, and he's projecting more jobs than usual because of the boom in data centers in north and central Louisiana. "Another data center in Monroe; you've got...

The Department of Children and Family Services is revamping foster caregiver training and certification by launching HomeReady. Secretary Rebecca Harris says with more than 7,000 children in foster care, the state needed an easier, more modern way for prospective foster parents to get certified. "HomeReady is born...