Preseason polls don’t mean anything; they never have. For the most part, they are products of the past year, an extension of ...

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Tanner Lee Fontenot, 33, 101 Tousaint Road, Apt. 59 — domestic abuse battery; disturbing the peace. Adrian Devonte Wiggins, 31, ...

The little hill I was walking on looked just like a giant, deeply wrinkled, extremely bumpy, ash-colored brain. I climbed to the other side of the “brain” and looked over a cliff of red and cream ...

The seven-year suspension of Louisiana’s former sales tax holiday ended last year, but the back-to-school exemption has not returned. Louisiana families are entering the 2026 school year without the ...

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s attorneys have moved to subpoena records from Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams and special prosecutor Laurie White, according to court filings.

The body of a missing Lake Charles man was found Sunday and another man has been charged in his death, according to the Lake Charles Police Department. Chief Deputy K. Kirk confirmed this week that ...

Allen Parish school district officials are celebrating gains in student achievement following the release of the Louisiana Department of Education’s 2025-26 LEAP assessment results, while ...

Louisiana’s population grew for the second year in a row in 2025, a modest but notable reversal for a state that has spent years struggling with outmigration and the loss of young workers. The state’s ...

Roadblock to interstate: How LC overcame a fiscal gridlock to build I-10 ...

The SWLA Genealogical and Historical Library invites the public to attend “Riding Toward a New Life: The Orphan Train in Louisiana,” an engaging and educational program, 10-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July ...

The U.S. Supreme Court gave President Donald Trump pretty much everything he asked for during its term that just ended but one decision was a defeat for the president — birthright citizenship. One ...