A Port Allen man is accused of trying to set a home on fire that had four children inside. The incident happened early Tuesday morning in Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge Fire Department spokesperson Justin Hill says when investigators arrived at home, they saw evidence of a break-in. "The witnesses stated that Jarvis had...

There are three well-known Republicans challenging Senator Bill Cassidy in next year's U.S. Senate race, but will there be a formidable Democratic candidate? LApolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says Democrats would like to see former Governor John Bel Edwards run, but that's unlikely. "Everyone who's close to t...

Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham believes preventing SNAP recipients from using their food stamps to purchase soft drinks, energy drinks and candy will make for a healthier Louisiana. That new policy will go into effect in January and Abraham says a good portion of government assistance is going towards the purc...

Since last week's sudden resignation of athletics director John Hartwell, there's been speculation ULM is cutting funding to athletics. But KNOE-TV sports director Aaron Dietrich says he's seen the budget for this athletic year, and ULM has increased funding by $1.5 million. "Some of these budgets, it's a very flu...

A Caddo Parish Sheriff's deputy is on administrative leave after he was arrested for insurance fraud. State Police Trooper Eddie Thomas says a monthslong investigation has determined 50-year-old Frank Launer of Blanchard got into a wreck last April and did not have automobile insurance and then quickly obtained coverag...