The 2026 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival opens today. It consists of essentially two four-day weekends - Thursday through Sunday at the Fair Grounds Race Course. Despite the name, jazz is by no means the only music featured during the festival; Jazz Fest Producer Quint Davis says this is a celebration of Louisia...

The Louisiana House rejects a bill that would have required some TOPS recipients to pay back their scholarships if they lost them as a result of poor grades or not taking the required number of courses. Baton Rouge Representative Edmond Jordan could not figure how they would pay it back, since the scholarship money goe...

The Check Out Louisiana program has expanded statewide. Through a partnership between the State Library and Louisiana State Parks, library card holders can check out a free day pass to any of Louisiana's 21 state parks and 14 historic sites. State Librarian Meg Placke says the pilot program that they launched in Octobe...

When Amtrak's Mardi Gras service between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, started last August, officials were anticipating that 75,000 people would climb on board in the first year. We're eight months in, and it has already welcomed its 100,000th passenger! Walt Leger, the president and CEO of New Orleans and Company, ...

A report from Leaders for a Better Louisiana finds that Louisiana is doing well in creating jobs and lowering crime. Better Louisiana CEO Adam Knapp says based on state and federal data, Louisiana ranks third among Southern states for job growth, adding nearly 23,000 jobs last year. Knapp says all large Louisiana metro...