A Thibodaux man is charged with sex crimes involving a child. Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Capt. Brennan Matherne says juvenile detectives began investigating Gregory Leblanc, 61, last month after allegations surfaced about inappropriate behavior years ago with a girl who was under ten years old at the time. "They f...

Louisiana is one of five states under consideration to host a Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus, a key initiative in the Trump Administration's effort to expand the nation's nuclear energy industry. The U.S. Department of Energy selected Louisiana, along with Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Idaho, from a pool of 28 app...

The search for the remains of 15-year-old Ja'Derrius Minnieweather is now in its third week in the North Landfill in Zachary, near Baton Rouge. East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore says the hot, humid conditions are making things very hard for the searchers, especially with what they have to wear during the ...

State Education Superintendent Dr. Cade Brumley is urging school districts to crack down on unruly student behavior this upcoming school year. Brumley sent a letter to all district leaders, calling on them to make a commitment to stand firm on inappropriate behavior. Brumley noted the tremendous academic progress that ...

The economic impact of Meta's massive artificial intelligence data center is already being felt across northeast Louisiana, even though the facility is still years away from opening. The Hyperion data center in Richland Parish has been under construction for about 18 months, and Grow NELA President and CEO Rob Clevelan...