Category Archives: Politics & Government
LaPlace woman arrested for setting a home ablaze while a minor was inside
A LaPlace woman was arrested for setting fire to a home with a minor still inside Friday night. State Fire Marshal spokesman Ken Pastorick says investigators determined that the blaze was intentionall...
Dec 23, 2025 BRANDI FRANK (courtesy of St. John The Baptist Sheriff's Office)
Arrest made in 2017 Washington Parish cold case murder of Donna Arceneaux
Eight years later, an arrest is made in the murder of a Washington Parish mother of three. Deputies arrested Troy Scott Jordan in connection with the 2017 deadly shooting of 40-year-old Donna Arceneau...
Dec 23, 2025 TROY SCOTT JORDAN (courtesy of Washington Parish Sheriff's Office)
President Donald Trump appoints Louisiana governor Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland
Governor Landry is speaking out about his new side hustle as special envoy to Greenland. In a video posted to social media, Landry said President Trump approached him about the opportunity. "And the P...
Dec 23, 2025 President DONALD TRUMP (left) and Louisiana Governor JEFF LANDRY (right) (photo courtesy of Jeff Landry)
Activists gather in Baton Rouge to protest Operation Catahoula Crunch
Community activists gathered outside a Baton Rouge church with a unified message: Operation Catahoula Crunch must end now. Faith leaders and organizers say while the government has long maintained tha...
Dec 23, 2025
Despite Louisiana legislature's repeal of the three-year rule, only one insurance company has moved to cancel previously protected homeowner policies
Louisiana lawmakers passed a legislative package aimed at improving the insurance market for homeowners in Louisiana last year. One of the laws included in this effort repealed the state's "three-year...
Dec 23, 2025
"Operation Access Denied" nabs 67 registered sex offenders in North Louisiana in one of the largest child predator busts in state history
A massive enforcement operation in North Louisiana targeting registered sex offenders nets 67 arrests. It's one of the biggest child predator busts in state history. Attorney General Liz Murrill says ...
Dec 18, 2025 (photo courtesy of Louisiana Office of the Attorney General)
Louisiana is on track to provide high-speed internet access throughout state by 2028
Louisiana is expected to provide high-speed internet access to every Louisiana resident by 2028, which is two years earlier than initially expected. Connect LA executive director Veneeth Iyengar says ...
Dec 18, 2025 (image courtesy of vecteezy.com)
LPSC under scrutiny for approving policy to streamline energy access for large projects
The Public Service Commission approves a new rule aimed at streamlining the process for large projects like data centers to access the energy they need to operate. Under the new policy, utilities look...
Dec 18, 2025
Baton Rouge federal judge rules that Louisiana's social media age verification law is a First Amendment violation
A federal judge in Baton Rouge has ruled that Louisiana's law that requires social media companies to verify the age of users, obtain parental consent and provide parental controls is unconstitutional...
Dec 18, 2025 serggn / Depositphotos.com
Louisiana Deputy Surgeon General warns of potential vision problems for children who spend excessive time on electronic devices
As if excessive social media exposure isn't dangerous enough, with adverse effects on mental health, it can also cause nearsightedness in children. Louisiana Deputy Surgeon General Dr. Wyche Coleman s...
Dec 17, 2025 (photo courtesy of freepik)
