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Outlook is positive for 2026 Louisiana crawfish season, according to LSU AgCenter expert
The holiday season means that the crawfish season is right around the corner. LSU AgCenter crawfish extension agent Todd Fontenot says the 2026 season looks like a normal season. "Nothing drastically ...
Dec 09, 2025 (photo courtesy of LSU AgCenter)
Sale of Toledo Bend water to Texas halted amidst local and legislative pushback
A plan to sell Toledo Bend water to Texas is off for now, and a Vernon Parish legislator wants to make sure it never happens. The plan would have called for the reservoir to supply 200,000 acre-feet f...
Dec 09, 2025 Toledo Bend Lake (photo courtesy of Toledo-Bend.com)
North Desoto to face Iowa in Division II non-select state championship; Haynesville to battle Mangham in Division IV non-select final
Two public schools in northwest Louisiana are preparing for a trip to New Orleans to play in the Prep Classic. North DeSoto, who is seeking its first state championship in football will play Iowa on F...
Dec 08, 2025
Louisiana Tech, Coastal Carolina to face off in Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl in Shreveport
Louisiana Tech is heading back to Shreveport as the Bulldogs will play Coastal Carolina in the 49th edition of the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl. Missy Setters is the executive director of t...
Dec 08, 2025
One escapee from last week's St. Landry Parish jailbreak remains on the loose
One escapee from a pair of South Louisiana jailbreaks remains on the loose. 24-year-old Keith Eli escaped from the St. Landry Parish Jail last Wednesday, along with two others. Major Mark LeBlanc with...
Dec 08, 2025 KEITH ELI (courtesy of St Landry Parish Sheriff's Office)
Hondo Rodeo Fest to make Louisiana debut at Caesars Superdome in April 2026
The biggest rodeo ever is coming to Louisiana as the Hondo Rodeo Fest will make its New Orleans debut at the Caesars Superdome April 10-12, 2026. Co-Founder Blake Cody says the Hondo Rodeo Fest is a t...
Dec 08, 2025
LSU Health Shreveport launches hybrid Doctor of Physical Therapy program in Lafayette
LSU Health Shreveport's School of Health Professionals and Sciences is launching a first-of-its-kind Doctor of Physical Therapy program in Lafayette this spring. Department of Physical Therapy Chairma...
Dec 08, 2025
Tulane Green Wave makes College Football Playoff, set for rematch with Ole Miss Rebels
The college football season started with visions of LSU getting into the College Football Playoff. While it didn't exactly work out that way, Louisiana will be represented in the CFP. Fresh off winnin...
Dec 08, 2025
LDWF looking for person who shot black bear to death, $3,500 reward offered for info
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is looking for the person who shot and killed a black bear last weekend in Concordia Parish. While black bears can be shot legally, this was not one ...
Dec 05, 2025
CPRA celebrates completion of Lake Borgne Marsh Creation Project
The massive Lake Borgne Marsh Creation Project in St. Bernard Parish is finished. The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority celebrated the milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony thi...
Dec 05, 2025 Photo credit: Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
