Gov. Jeff Landry is asking state lawmakers to nearly double funding for the LA GATOR program — state-funded scholarship accounts that allow eligible families to pay for expenses.

Deputies are investigating a weekend shooting that left a 24-year-old man injured in Hammond. According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, investigators received reports of multiple shots ...

PONCHATOULA, La. (WAFB) - A lightning strike sparked a fire at a historic building in Ponchatoula Monday evening (March 9). According to officials, the lightning strike hit one of the steeples at the ...

The East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney’s Office says a lack of witness contact led to the dismissal of prior rape ...

Gov. Jeff Landry spoke in front of lawmakers at the start of the 2026 regular legislative session Monday (March 9).

A lightning strike sparked a fire at an historic building in Ponchatoula Monday evening (March 9). The Bayou Blue Volunteer ...

A lightning strike sparked a fire at an historic building in Ponchatoula Monday evening (March 9). Gov. Jeff Landry is asking state lawmakers to nearly double funding for the LA GATOR program — ...

An inmate unexpectedly died over the weekend at the Elayn Hunt Correction Center, Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi ...

Four people are facing charges in connection with a deadly shooting that left an 8-year-old boy dead on Sunday evening, March 8.

The Town of Shallotte officially swore in its new police chief on Monday.

Consumer Reports reveals that some of those products may contain ingredients linked to cancer risk, hormone disruption, and other serious health problems.

Bob Durr and Lee Laurent talk about the upcoming 48th Annual RODS Run.