Category Archives: Politics & Government

Louisiana is seeing an increase in the number of people infected with Vibrio vulnificus, commonly called flesh-eating bacteria. State epidemiologist, Theresa Sokol says typically, at this time of year...

The state department of transportation is starting a new program that will allow businesses to get involved in cleaning up the litter along state highways. It's called "Sponsor A Highway." DOTD spokes...

New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick is disgusted by the allegations that one of her officers was paying prostitutes for sex while on duty in the French Quarter. State Police have charge...

A Port Allen man is accused of trying to set a home on fire that had four children inside. The incident happened early Tuesday morning in Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge Fire Department spokesperson Justin H...

There are three well-known Republicans challenging Senator Bill Cassidy in next year's U.S. Senate race, but will there be a formidable Democratic candidate? LApolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford say...

Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham believes preventing SNAP recipients from using their food stamps to purchase soft drinks, energy drinks and candy will make for a healthier Louisiana. That new ...

Optimism is up among small businesses according to a new survey released by the NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business). NFIB state director Leah Long says federal legislation that makes a ...

Firefighters hope to have a wildfire burning in the Kisatchie Hills Wilderness Area in Natchitoches Parish contained by the end of the week. A lighting strike on August 3rd sparked the fire that has b...

Freshman year in college can be very daunting -and McNeese is helping freshmen make the adjustment with its new First-Year Experience program. Director Jacqueline Clark says the program offers support...

The Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office releases a report that finds Medicaid paid nearly $10 million to healthcare organizations for 1,072 beneficiaries who were deceased. The report covers Februa...