Category Archives: Politics & Government

We now know how 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez died. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick made the announcement during a brief news conference yesterday afternoon. "The coroner has determined...

We continue to reflect on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Bobby Jindal represented Louisiana's first Congressional district when Katrina came ashore leaving much of southeast Louisiana dest...

Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is renewing his call for President Trump and Louisiana's Congressional delegation to impose a 10-cent-per-pound seafood inspection fee. "That would allow them to hi...

Starting today, the Secretary of State's Office will be demonstrating several new potential voting systems as it prepares to select one to replace the outdated system that it's used for the past 35 ye...

Firefighters in Tangipahoa Parish continue to work on putting out a massive fire at Smitty's Supply oil facility, a lubricants plant in Roseland. It started Friday, when the facility exploded, forcing...

Ruston will soon be home to a new state-of-the-art microchip packaging facility. Radiance Technologies announced that it is investing more than $370 million to expand its footprint in Louisiana with t...

Secretary of State Nancy Landry is promoting Voter Registration Week this week. Joel Watson with the Secretary of State office says this there are events throughout the state this week. "This is a wee...

This week marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana. And while that storm certainly changed many facets of the state forever, the state is largely the same as it once was. Barr...

Starting today, residents living in the 318 area code will have to dial 318, plus the seven other numbers when making a call to an existing 318 phone number. It's because a new 457 area code will begi...

A close call for a 15-year-old Lake Charles girl, as she escapes a would-be kidnapper at a bus stop. Lake Charles Police Lieutenant Brenda Treadway says it happened at around 6:30 yesterday morning. "...