Incoming rains later this week could put an end to a dry spell that has plunged portions of the New Orleans metro into drought, but cooler fall weather isn't quite on its way yet. A new front is ...

Louisiana's energy and natural resources agency will be fully reorganized and have its second new name in less than two years starting Wednesday after a suite of internal and legislative changes over ...

Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially fired by the Trump administration. Here's what to know.

Baton Rouge mayor Sid Edwards said extra boots on the ground would be welcome in Baton Rouge, but wanted more information about Gov. Jeff Landry's request to deploy the National Guard in Louisiana ...

Gov. Jeff Landry's proposal for National Guard troops in Louisiana cities has drawn sharply different reactions across the state.

Carrie Schmidt-de la Fuente, a reference librarian at the Main Library, works consistently to procure donations in the community and keep the library stocked. All of the seed libraries operate on the ...

Begnaud will lead the Lafayette Resource Development Initiative, which will fill a current gap of an organization dedicated to securing external funding for the community’s broader needs, the agency ...

Witnesses said authorities, including Baton Rouge Police, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, have closed the street outside the library.

Max Himmel, 70, filed suit in state court in Baton Rouge on Friday against his son, Chad Himmel, 48, who he says reneged on a deal to buy him out of his ownership stake in Himmel's Architectural Door ...

The shooting happened before 2 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of La. Hwy. 431 and La. Hwy. 935 outside of Gonzales.

State Fire Marshal deputies are investigating a house fire that claimed the life of a 76-year-old woman in St. Martinville.

Sometimes dancing speaks louder than words. For Kayla Moton, it was the best way she could express her emotions after finding out the new house she had just purchased had been fully furnished, free of ...