St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Deputies rescued four people from a car that crashed into a canal off of I-10 early Monday morning. Sheriff Mike Tregre says the deputies were nearby for another crash and were directed to the partially submerged vehicle. "They went, got in the water and started poundin...

In the latest back and forth between state leaders and the city of New Orleans, Governor Jeff Landry says the Crescent City is no longer a key to the success of Louisiana. Landry says New Orleans is not the economic driver it once was. "Used to be, the saying was, 'Where goes New Orleans, where goes the state.' Th...

The under-construction Meta data center in Richland Parish is paying dividends for teachers in a huge way - literally. The increased tax revenues from the project have led to teachers receiving a bonus this year of up to - listen to this number - $50,000! Holly Ridge Elementary School teacher Sarah Morris says she's sh...

The search for the remains of a 15-year-old Baton Rouge boy is underway at the Baton Rouge North Landfill. Baton Rouge Police say 51-year-old Maurice Parms beat Je'Derrius Minnieweather to death and dumped his body in a trash can that was picked up during garbage collection. Minniweather's grandmother, Jawanna Brooks, ...

A new study from LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center shows that bariatric surgery is not only safe and effective in helping morbidly obese people lose weight, but it's also effective in improving obesity-related health conditions. Dr. Philip Schauer, who led the study, says the study evaluated 76 patients betwe...