Louisiana Air Travelers Do You Know Your 'New Rights' ?

Louisiana has seen some great improvements in air travel originating from our state over the past year or so. There is a new terminal in New Orleans and it's wonderful. There is also a brand new terminal in Lafayette and it is leaps and bounds beyond …

Louisiana Facing Severe Threat Today, Tropical Threat by Midweek

That state of Louisiana is about to become the meat in an atmospheric sandwich that even Mother Nature would have a tough time swallowing. Our cities in the northwestern part of the state, Shreveport, Bossier City, Minden, Winnfield, and others you have a …

Louisiana Illuminator: Former Louisiana state trooper avoids trial in beating death of Black motorist

A former Louisiana state trooper charged in the 2019 beating death of Black motorist Ronald Greene walked free Monday, October 28, 2024 after striking a deal with Union Parish prosecutors before his trial began. Kory York, who initially faced the most …

Tulane opens men’s basketball season Monday against Louisiana College

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane University men’s basketball will begin the 2024-25 regular season Monday night, November 4, inside Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse as the Green Wave welcomes Louisiana Christian to Uptown. The Wave enters the matchup …

Marshall pull off a late stage victory over Louisiana-Monroe

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Marshall University and Louisiana-Monroe were neck and neck until the fourth quarter where the Thundering Herd pulled ahead of the Warhawks to finish the game 28-23. Braylon Braxton completed 166 passing yards for the Herd in the …

Gulf hurricane possible this week, threat to Louisiana highly uncertain

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The National Hurricane Center (NHC) initiated advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone #18 in the south-central Caribbean Sea at 3 p.m. Sunday. The Hurricane Hunters found that an area of low pressure has a closed center but lacks …

3 dead in helicopter crash in Louisiana

OPINION: Oil and gas industry has Louisiana’s economy…

Our oil and gas industry has Louisiana’s economy ready for takeoff. However, some folks would rather we stay on the runway.   Our state possesses over $30 billion in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plants. We are home to 21% of the total refining capacity in …

Louisiana legend Julia Hawkins treasured the outdoors

When Julia Hawkins died last month at 108, her many friends mourned the loss of a Louisiana centenarian who, quite remarkably, had become a champion runner at 101. For me, her death also had a personal dimension. Hawkins, who lived for many years in Baton …

Over 1 in 3 children in Louisiana are considered obese or overweight. See national data.

Louisiana ranks 46th in youth obesity with 35.6% of children in the state between the of ages 10 and 17 who have obesity or are overweight for their age based on reported height and weight, according to 2023 data from the U.S. Department of Health and …