If you've ever said you could do a better job balancing the budget than the elected officials you repeatedly insult on social media, you're now invited to put your money where your mouth is. PAR, LSU and The Advocate have all teamed up to launch the online game, Solve The Budget! "It really puts you in the shoes o...

Saturday is National Drug Take-Back Day. The Drug Enforcement Administration will be at several collection sites throughout the country, including Louisiana, collecting expired or unwanted medications. "We want to get them out of people's drug cabinets so they don't fall into the wrong hands," says Keith Bake...

Louisiana lawmakers are debating the future of kratom, an herbal substance with stimulating or sedating effects sold in gas stations and smoke shops. Two opposing bills are in play: Senate Bill 154, sponsored by Monroe Sen. Jay Morris, seeks a total ban, citing safety concerns and support from law enforcement. Possessi...

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...