Louisiana Tragedy Unfolds When a Man Struck, Pinned on Trailer

Louisiana law enforcement officials say a man was killed while he was working on the side of a road trying to load some equipment. What Do We Know About This Crash? Louisiana State Police Master Trooper Casey Wallace with the Public Affairs Section of …

Louisiana Derby 2025 Odds, Field And Picks On The Road To The Kentucky Derby

Louisiana Derby coverage from the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Alexander ... [+] Barkoff)Copyright 2011 AP. All rights reserved. The races start getting bigger on the Road to the Kentucky Derby starting with Saturday’s $1 million …

Louisiana's congressional map returns to Supreme Court for review

Washington — The Supreme Court is set to consider Monday whether to leave in place Louisiana's congressional map that includes two majority-Black districts and was used in the 2024 elections. The dispute is the latest involving claims of racial …

Louisiana coastal protection agency announces matching fund projects

(The Center Square) – At this week’s meeting of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority governing board, the agency announced $6 million in coastal projects paid for through Gulf of America oil and gas royalties. The 11 projects are in …

Louisiana Illuminator: Louisiana Crawfish Festival vendor sells Chinese mudbugs without required signage: report

A food vendor at the Louisiana Crawfish Festival in St. Bernard Parish has served Chinese-sourced crustaceans and failed to disclose it as required under state law, organizers have confirmed. WVUE-TV Fox 8 reports organizers were made aware of the …

Louisiana bridges need assessment after Baltimore collapse, federal study finds

The National Transportation Safety Board is urging Louisiana to assess the safety of eight of its bridges, including almost all of those crossing the Mississippi River in the state, in a new report following last year's collapse in Baltimore. The …

In Louisiana energy ‘inflection point,’ who should pay for billions of dollars of new power?

Entergy Louisiana’s plans to procure billions of dollars worth of new gas-fired power is setting up a pivotal fight over the utility’s control over the electric market, with an unlikely coalition of opponents arguing that the company is set to heap huge …

A hot chicken place near LSU requires waivers. They plan to open other locations around Louisiana.

Can you handle the heat? You might need to sign a waiver.  Blazin' Hot Chicken, which specializes in Nashville-style hot chicken, was founded by owners Umair Abbasi and Adil Ali two years ago. Since then, they have rapidly expanded the brand. Today, it …

Louisiana's beekeepers are losing hives at an alarming rate. What's causing the collapse?

For Louisiana beekeeper Josh Janway, this March has been one of the worst starts to a honey bee season he can remember. Last year, he was operating with just under 4,000 hives. Now, a confluence of factors, including pesticide use, Varroa mites and the …

Cost of raising a child in Louisiana: are other states more expensive?