Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced a key development regarding ongoing issues at the state's Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV). A technical change was implemented last Thursday night to strengthen the office's aging mainframe, which has prevented residents from renewing or obtaining driver's licenses for weeks. &quo...

Consultants hired by the City of New Orleans have recommended that Bourbon Street be permanently closed to vehicular traffic. Now, the question is: Will the city heed that recommendation? In a news conference this morning, Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick seemed non-committal. "NOPD, this chief, this superin...

The seven-year-old girl injured in the house fire in Shreveport over the weekend has died. Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux confirmed that this morning in an interview with LRN affiliate KEEL radio. "By the time I got there, we knew that there were three fatalities and that the seven-year-old little girl was really ...

Governor Jeff Landry released an insurance reform plan that if approved by lawmakers in the upcoming legislative session would put new regulations on both insurance companies and trial lawyers. The governor says one of the bills he's pushing would require attorneys to prove injuries in a claim are the result of the acc...

The University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) plans to request approval from the University of Louisiana System Board to implement staff furloughs to address a 5-6-million-dollar budget shortfall before the June 30 fiscal year-end. Acting President Nick Bruno, returning after retiring in 2020, emphasized that the financi...