
Landry to unveil insurance proposal as survey shows deep dissatisfaction over the state of insurance
Gov. Landry is set to announce his plan for lowering insurance premiums Wednesday morning, and a new poll shows that this could be the single most important announcement of his governorship. The poll by Bernie Pinsonat and Greg Rigamer shows a deep dissatisfaction with the state's direction on insurance, and a majority...
11h ago

Report : Louisiana lagging other states in apprenticeship and internship participation
Leaders for a Better Louisiana released a report showing that while high school student participation in internships and apprenticeships has grown, the state still trails peer southern states. CABL CEO Adam Knapp says in 2023, about 5-percent of Louisiana's 42-thousand graduates earned internship credit, better than pr...
17h ago

CF Industries planning to open ammonia facility on west bank of Ascension Parish in 2029
Another company makes a huge investment in Louisiana. CF industries is putting up a massive ammonia facility on the West Bank of Ascension Parish. In a ceremony at the Capitol this morning, Governor Landry said it will be the largest facility of its kind in the world. "A brand-new $4 billion-dollar, cutting-edge f...
21h ago

Woman arrested, charged with vehicular homicide after allegedly driving drunk and hitting a pedestrian on I-20 in Ouachita Parish
State Police have charged a 26-year-old woman with vehicular homicide after she was allegedly driving drunk and hit a Monroe woman on I-20 in Ouachita Parish yesterday. State Trooper Ryan Davis says Mecca King was traveling in the outer lane and gradually veered onto the shoulder and struck a pedestrian, 38-year-old Eu...
22h ago

73-year-old Lafayette resident taken into custody by ICE is back home
UPDATE: Jose Francisco Garcia Rodriguez, A 73-year-old Lafayette resident who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week, is back home after spending a week in an ICE detention center in Evangeline Parish. Tyler Garcia, Rodriguez's son, posted an update on his father's status via his Facebook account...
Apr 08, 2025