The Louisiana Supreme Court has appointed St. Tammany and Washington Parish District Attorney Collin Sims to examine the decision to seek an indictment against Attorney General Liz Murrill. An Orleans Parish grand jury indicted Murrill in early July on malfeasance and public intimidation charges, but the charges were l...

Federal, state and local law enforcement officials held a press conference in Shreveport on Monday to announce a new multi-agency initiative called the Gator Task Force. U.S. Attorney Zachary Keller says this initiative will target violent crime and drug trafficking in the Shreveport-Bossier City area. Keller says the ...

LSU senior linebacker Whit Weeks broke his leg during the Tigers' 35-6 domination of Texas A&M and could miss the rest of the season. It is a major loss for a team that already lost starting defensive back Dashawn Spears to a season-ending injury. Star tight end Trey'Dez Green is also sidelined for significant time...

The coroner of St. Tammany Parish is sounding the alarm on an uptick in suicides. Dr. Christopher Tape says the parish is on pace for 60 suicides this year, which would be a record. He says most of these suicides are not planned in advance. "The vast majority of the people, 90+%, their suicides are spontaneous; an...

Election Day is now just over five weeks away; and last week, we got our second snapshot of the U.S. Senate race between Julia Letlow and Jamie Davis. Like the first poll, the poll this month by Hart Research Associates shows Letlow with a four-point lead over Davis. However, with the split being 48 to 44%, there were ...

The final weeks of September bring a rise in asthma attacks and asthma-related emergency room visits. Louisiana Department of Health nurse consultant Tanya Cobb says children are especially vulnerable as a return to school brings exposure to. "Be aware of the signs and symptoms, be aware of the triggers and develo...

After suffering painful losses to Texas A&M the past two seasons, LSU delivered a decisive response Saturday night. The 10th-ranked Tigers dominated the 23rd-ranked Aggies 35-6 in front of a raucous crowd at Tiger Stadium, bouncing back from last week's loss to Ole Miss and closing September with a 3-1 record. LSU ...

Louisiana Tech President Dr. Jim Henderson will retire at the end of the year, ending a long career in Louisiana higher education. Henderson announced his retirement Friday, citing declining health. "Over the past several months, I have made passing reference to many of you about a decline in my health. That deter...

LSU basketball legend Bob Pettit passed away at the age of 93 on Wednesday, his family announced on Thursday. The Baton Rouge native was one of the first great stars of LSU sports. His No. 50 was the first jersey to be retired across any sport, and he has a statue outside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Longtime LSU...

A Louisiana lawmaker is proposing a specialty license plate honoring Dolly Parton, with a portion of the proceeds going toward the country music legend's signature literacy initiative. Chalmette Representative Michael Bayham plans to file legislation in the upcoming legislative session that would create a Dolly Parton ...