On a four to one vote, the Louisiana Public Service Commission approved Entergy Louisiana's plan to build three natural gas powered turbine generators that will provide power to Meta's massive data center in Richland Parish. More than a dozen people spoke out against the plan, including Logan Wolf from Thibodaux, who s...

Louisiana House Speaker Phillip DeVillier has told legislators to keep their calendars open for a possible redistricting special session in late October or November. Lapoliticsweekly.com publisher Jeremy Alford says there are already constitutional questions about Louisiana's current Congressional map and there's also ...

If you're casting an absentee ballot, you will notice that the envelopes will look different from now on. Joel Watson with the Secretary of State's Office says besides incorporating larger print and easier to read instructions, the new envelopes will incorporate changes in election laws that the legislature passed in t...

He may be living the good life in Miami, but former LSU head football coach Ed Orgeron says he wants to return to the sidelines. Orgeron told Tiger Rag Radio that now that his sons have started their coaching careers, he's getting the itch to coach again. "I found myself calling too many times during the day. 'Hey...

Crews are making good progress on the Backbone Fire in the Kisatchie Hills Wilderness Area in Natchitoches Parish. Jim Caldwell with the U.S. Forest Service says as of yesterday evening, the 2,400-acre fire was just under 60% contained. "Our lines are certainly holding. There's still a very small amount of fire ou...