Amtrak will launch a new intercity train service, the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service, this summer, running twice daily between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama. It will also have four stops in Mississippi - Bay Saint Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, and Pascagoula. Southern Rail Commission Chairman Knox Ross says it's a long time co...

An effort to ban the sale of kratom has cleared its first hurdle. The Senate's Judiciary C Committee approved Monroe Senator Jay Morris's bill that would make it a crime to possess and distribute Kratom, which acts like a stimulant in low does and as a sedative in high doses. "The bill is designed to protect the p...

Governor Landry announces yet another major economic development project for Louisiana. "Woodside Energy, who has been a great partner here in the United States for decades now, is going to announce a $17.5 billion investment in this state and build a brand-new LNG facility out in southwest Louisiana," Landry...

The Louisiana House has approved bills that seek to reduce the big payouts car accident victims receive after filing a lawsuit. One of those measures is Baton Rouge Representative Emily Chenevert's bill, which says if a driver is 51% or more at fault for a wreck, they are not entitled to damages. She says states with l...

Louisiana is once again participating in the federal SUN Bucks program. The program provides eligible children between the ages of five and 18 $120 to use on food during the summer months when they're out of school. Tim Jenkins, the economic stability director for the Department of Children and Family Services, says fo...