A St. Tammany Parish youth pastor was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing several children decades ago. 72-year-old David Mercer was wanted on a warrant issued out of Bossier Parish. Bossier Parish Sheriff's Department Sergeant Matthew Bertrand said Mercer was wanted for crimes committed between 1989 and 1995, whil...

Meta is doubling its AI data center in Richland Parish. President and Vice Chairman of Meta, Dina Powell McCormick, says they now plan to spend as much as $50 billion on the project and related infrastructure, up from the $10 billion it originally planned. "This will be the largest data center in the country. It w...

From now on, groups releasing political ads using AI technology must disclose that fact. That's due to a bill authored by New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry and signed into law by Governor Jeff Landry. Representative Landry says her bill walks a fine line between protecting people's right to free speech and holdi...

Over 20 cases of the parasitic infection cyclosporiasis have been reported in Louisiana; that's above average for this time of year. State epidemiologist Theresa Sokol says typically those cases come from those who become infected when traveling abroad, but this year's outbreak is domestic. "It's almost always ass...

The Pittsburgh Pirates made the first surprise pick of the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft on Saturday by selecting LSU All-American Derek Curiel with the fifth overall pick. Curiel missed playing with former LSU star Paul Skenes by two seasons, but if he moves quickly through Pittsburgh's minor league system, the two...