A bill that would make kratom illegal in Louisiana moves to the House. The Senate passed SB 154 yesterday on a vote of 26-11, split right down party lines. The author, West Monroe Republican Jay Morris, says kratom - sometimes known as "gas station heroin" - has already been banned in several places. "Si...

The House Ways and Means Committee has approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would give voters the opportunity to decide whether parishes should have the option to increase the homestead exemption from $7,500 to $12,500 in assessed value. The vote was 9-5. The bill's author, New Orleans Democrat Matthew Wil...

Addis native and Brusly High graduate John Foster has made it to the Top 7 of American Idol. Brusly High Principal Walt Lemoine says the world is seeing the real John Foster. "Everything that you've seen is legit. It's not cliche. John Foster was just always a model student, a model human being." Lemoine sa...

The Rayne Police Department is grieving over the loss of one of its officers who was killed by friendly fire. Rayne Police Chief Carroll Stelly says officers were attempting to locate a suspect involved in a recent stabbing incident when shots were fired. Forty-eight-year-old Lieutenant Allen "Noochie" Credeu...

OMV offices across the state are jammed with people getting their REAL IDs, as regular driver's licenses will no longer be adequate to board commercial flights starting tomorrow. As such, people are waiting a long time, even those who are there for something other than REAL ID. "It's not the same last time I went ...