Ten inmates escaped from the Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans early Friday morning. Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson says the inmates started yanking on a cell door to pull it off its tracks shortly before 12:30 a.m. "Folks are normally locked down in this facility at 10:30 p.m., but these folks that were ...

Over 24-thousand Louisiana K-12 students read more than 82-thousand books last year to vote for the 2024-2025 Louisiana Readers' Choice Award. State Librarian Meg Placke says this marks a surge in participation, especially among 6th-8th graders, with an 88-percent voting increase. "Which is awesome because I have...

The Saints have released their 2025 schedule; and for the first time in 25 years, they will not be on primetime television. WWL Saints Analyst Mike Detillier says it's not exactly surprising, with the team not making the playoffs for four years in a row and in a total rebuild mode. "It sort of surprised me you did...

The House Education Committee revised a bill to prevent hazing, initially requiring a semester-long course for students joining campus groups. Due to cost concerns, it was replaced with a two-hour annual training. The bill was proposed by New Orleans Democrat Delisha Boyd after Southern University student Caleb Wilson'...

The Senate Insurance Committee approves legislation that would give the insurance commissioner more authority to reject rate increases without actuarial data. New Orleans Senator Royce Duplessis strongly supports the House-approved bill. Duplessis says drastic steps need to be taken to address the insurance crisis. &qu...