Get ready for another active hurricane season. NOAA is predicting an above-average season, with 13 to 19 named storms. Of them, they predict six to ten hurricanes, with three to five being major hurricanes - Category Three or higher. National Weather Service Director Ken Graham says even a storm that does not rise to t...

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), in collaboration with ten other Southeastern states, has launched GatorWise.org to educate the public on safely coexisting with alligators. LDWF Alligator Program Manager Jep Linscombe says the first tip is to be aware... "The concept is to tell people, li...

State Treasurer John Fleming says 143,000 unclaimed property checks, totaling over 34-million dollars will be mailed at the end of the month. Fleming says his office is holding on to 1.2 billion dollars in unclaimed property and the checks they will send out on May 30th is the result of working with the Department of R...

A state representative is charged with DWI and child endangerment. State Police Trooper Jacob Pucheu says troopers arrested Marrero Democrat Kyle Green. "He was involved in a crash. Throughout the investigation they realized that he displayed signs of impairment, and he was placed under arrest," Pucheu said. ...

Five down, five to go - Five inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center last Friday have been recaptured, and five remain on the loose. As the search for the remaining at-large escapees continues, Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson continues to come under fire - so much so that she has temporarily suspended h...