The state department of transportation is starting a new program that will allow businesses to get involved in cleaning up the litter along state highways. It's called "Sponsor A Highway." DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallett says local businesses can sponsor one-mile segments of a highway and the cost of that sp...

New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick is disgusted by the allegations that one of her officers was paying prostitutes for sex while on duty in the French Quarter. State Police have charged 56-year-old Terrance "TJ" Johnson with prostitution and malfeasance in office. Johnson has worked for the NO...

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 the home, they saw evidence of a break-in. "The witnesses stated that Jarvis...

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...