Not only was Pope Leo the 14th born in Chicago, but it turns out that he has roots in New Orleans. Jari Honora, a family historian at The Historic New Orleans Collection, started digging into the former Robert Prevost's family after hearing his last name, and he was amazed at what he found. "His mother's family, w...

During a press conference yesterday, the Rapides Area Drug Enforcement Unit (RADE) displayed a significant seizure of illegal narcotics and drug manufacturing supplies, highlighting a major bust valued between 1.4 and 1.5-million-dollars. Major Tommy Carnline says over the past few months the RADE Unit conducted an inv...

Webster Parish deputies are investigating the deaths of former Registrar of Voters 63-year-old Melanie Smith and her husband, 58-year-old Kenny Smith. Sheriff Justin Parker says the couple was found dead in their home on State Highway 528 shortly after 8 p.m. during a welfare check. "When our deputies responded an...

Louisiana's state income tax was lowered to three percent at the beginning of the year and House Republicans would like to lower it again. The lower chamber has approved a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to lower the state income tax from 3-percent to 2.75 percent beginning January 1st, 2027. "We know...

Hurricane season begins June 1, but the National Weather Service face serious staffing challenges. Since the start of President Trump's second term, nearly 1000 employees have left, leaving key offices in cities like Lake Charles, Houston, and Tampa understaffed. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim warns that th...