Thousands of Louisiana taxpayers may be owed money, but time is running out to claim it. The Louisiana Department of Revenue says it has more than $17.5 million in unclaimed state tax refunds. Department spokesman Byron Henderson says the agency has mailed nearly 23,000 letters to individual and business taxpayers advi...

Louisianans are in for an extended stretch of dangerous heat and oppressive humidity this week, with conditions expected to remain miserable through at least Wednesday. LSU Health climatologist Barry Keim summed up the forecast by saying, "We're going to have heat on steroids this week." Keim says a strong ar...

The Louisiana Department of Education has named Alisha Butler of the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired in Baton Rouge as the 2026 Louisiana Teacher of the Year. Butler teaches dual enrollment English and intermediate Braille and was recognized during the 20th Annual Educator Excellence Gala held this past week...

Call him "president," call him "senator" - when referring to Mike Reese, both titles apply to him simultaneously. The state senator from Leesville is now the new president at McNeese State University, taking over for Wade Rousse, who's now heading the LSU system. Reese officially took over as McNees...

In announcing that he will not seek a second term in his second stint in Congress, Cleo Fields noted that a lot has changed since the first time he served on Capitol Hill, and not for the better. Fields said when he served in the House for the first time from 1993 until 1997, Fields said while debates were certainly fi...