Louisiana House passes budget; LGBTQ workplace protections bill fails

The Louisiana House on Thursday passed a budget proposal that includes funds to retain current teacher salaries. The budget still has to clear the Senate Finance Committee before it goes before the upper chamber. For the fourth year in a row, Rep. Delisha …

Ten Louisiana inmates escape by derailing jail cell doors and squeezing through bathroom wall in suspected inside job

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Louisiana announces Students of the Year

(BATON ROUGE, LA) - The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) today named the three 2025 Students of the Year and honored all 24 regional finalists during a ceremony at The Cook Hotel and Conference Center in Baton Rouge. The overall honorees—one …

Vermilion Parish 8th grader named Louisiana Middle School Student of the Year

BATON ROUGE, La. (NEWS 15) — The Louisiana Department of Education honored the three 2025 Students of the Year and one of them is from Acadiana. Rylann Viator, an eighth-grader from Erath Middle in Vermilion Parish, was named the Middle School Student of …

Gap in reporting time for escaped New Orleans inmates is ‘extremely concerning’: Louisiana attorney general

Louisiana Policeman Hurt By Suspect's Car During Traffic Stop

(Jeanerette, Louisiana) - Officials with the Jeanerette Police Department have shared information with the public via their Facebook page that a police officer was hit by a suspect's vehicle The situation began to unfold early Thursday morning. …

Photo Shows Hole 11 Louisiana Inmates Used to Escape Jail

NEW ORLEANS, La. – A photo obtained by Fox 8 reveals the escape route 11 inmates used to break out of the Orleans Justice Center early Friday morning. The image shows a gaping hole in the wall of the jail, surrounded by taunting graffiti left behind by the …

Here’s What Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation Looks Like After Fire

WHITE CASTLE, La. – More than 24 hours after flames engulfed part of the historic Nottoway Plantation, crews remain on site, working to control lingering hotspots. The fire, which began Thursday afternoon (May 15) in the south wing of the antebellum …

Audit: Louisiana town continues to face financial hardship

(The Center Square) — A recent audit report showed the town of Melville is still experiencing financial hardship after four years of losses. "The town has experienced significant operating losses over the past four fiscal years," the auditor’s …

Louisiana Day of Action protests the end of funding for community-based safety efforts

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - MOMs on a Mission and other organizations are leading the charge against the ending of community safety efforts in Louisiana. On May 15, organizations from across the state are protesting to fight the funding cuts for community …