Freshman year in college can be very daunting -and McNeese is helping freshmen make the adjustment with its new First-Year Experience program. Director Jacqueline Clark says the program offers support to more than 1,000 new students. "Helping them adjust to every concept that maybe is hurting them or stopping them...

The Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office releases a report that finds Medicaid paid nearly $10 million to healthcare organizations for 1,072 beneficiaries who were deceased. The report covers February 2019 to March of this year, and the review was conducted to further the goals of the Governor's Fiscal Responsibility...

Gold Brick Eggs and Heavenly Hash Eggs from Elmer Chocolate are a tradition in Louisiana Easter baskets. Now the 170-year-old Ponchatoula candy company has new owners. Elmer recently sold to Florida-based, Hoffman Family of Companies. Geoff Hoffman with HFC says they're not looking to change Elmer Chocolate, and the Ne...

After a 10-day delay, inshore shrimp season opens today. Louisiana Shrimp Association President Acy Cooper says the later start to the season is actually a very good thing. "They wanted to open August 1, and everybody was pretty much against it because we still had a lot of small shrimp. So they wanted to leave it...

For the second consecutive year, a talented running back from Louisiana is facing serious criminal charges, derailing their football career. Last year, it was Trey Holly, the state's all-time leading rusher in high school football history. Holly is still facing felony charges for his alleged involvement in a February 2...