About 700 Soldiers from the mission of the Louisiana National Guard's 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, the "Tiger Brigade," are deploying to support Operation Joint Guardian in Kosovo and Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa, providing security and support to U.S. and partner forces. Commander Jonat...

The Senate Health and Welfare Committee has advanced a bill that would ban fluoride in drinking water. The bill was written by Houma Republican Mike Fesi, who echoed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in saying that fluoride is poison. "The bags of the fluoride that they dump into our water has skull and bones...

The full Senate has approved legislation cracking down on "left-lane camping," the act of lingering in the passing lane. Alexandria Senator Jay Luneau hailed it as "the most important bill of the session," asserting it would ease traffic flow and reduce road rage. "Currently, that is the law, ...

This season, LSU Shreveport is invincible - literally. 44 games, 44 wins - and many by lopsided scores. Head Coach Brad Neffendorf says his team has really gelled this year. "We have a lot of returners. Some that have been here for three years, and they've meshed in and taken in the new guys that we've got really ...

A new report shows Louisiana has more jobs than it did before the COVID-19 pandemic. That's according to the First Quarter 2025 Economic Dashboard by Leaders for a Better Louisiana. CEO Adam Knapp says the report notes a 1.1-percent increase in jobs over the past year and a 2.2-percent rise over two years, with 41-hund...