If you're collecting unemployment, you might soon be required to increase your work searches and keep your job interview appointments in order to keep your benefits. The House has passed H-B 153 by a vote of 73-24. It's written by Lafayette Republican Troy Hebert, who says he'd heard from employers who have been stood ...

On July 1st, Lake Charles will have a new mayor, as Marshall Simien unseated two-term incumbent Nic Hunter over the weekend. Mayor-elect Simien says it was a hard-fought campaign, but Mayor Hunter was very gracious in defeat. "He always understood that I wasn't running against him personally. It was really running...

The Coast Guard says it has gained the upper hand on an oil spill off Plaquemines Parish. "At approximately noon (Sunday), our well intervention team -- they were successful in their attempt to cut the flange on the discharging wellhead, which allowed them to install a system that would allow us to regain control ...

Whooping cough cases continue to climb in Louisiana. Four months into 2025, there are now more whooping cough cases in Louisiana than in all of last year. "We've identified 164 cases of whooping cough, and that's compared to 153 cases that were identified in all of 2024," says State Epidemiologist Theresa Sok...

Police in Minden are investigating the death of a toddler inside a home. "The two-year-old was left in a house locked in a car seat -- along with the 10-month-old -- unattended," says Jared McIver, Minden police chief. Police responded to the home early Thursday morning, but the two-year-old girl was already ...