Fatal shooting reported at Baton Rouge apartment, officials say
A person died Thursday morning in a shooting on Alaska Street in Baton Rouge, EMS officials said.
2 Gulf Coast cities ranked as top places to live in the nation, U.S. News & World Report says
The ranking comes as tourism along the Gulf Coast continues to rise, with destinations long popular among regional travelers now attracting visitors from across the country. Here’s why.
Drug trafficker sentenced to 13 years for running major cocaine, heroin ring from Baton Rouge
Former entrepreneur sentenced for his role in a heavyweight cocaine, heroin network. “He used those skills to deal dope,” a federal prosecutor said.
Woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis was a mother of 3, poet and new to the city
Her death has drawn outcry in Minneapolis.
New testing reveals restaurants serving foreign shrimp in this area of Louisiana
A private company tested restaurants in the New Orleans area and found that a third sampled were serving imported, farm-raised shrimp. None of the restaurants had signage showing that they were selling imports, as required by Louisiana law.
Louisiana, Gulf Coast refineries could benefit from more Venezuelan oil
Most of the state's 15 crude oil refineries were built specifically to process the heavy sour crude that comes from Venezuela and turn into products like diesel, fuel oil and asphalt.
Judge Alvin Batiste Jr. set to retire after 23 years in the 18th Judicial District
18th Judicial District Court Judge Alvin Batiste Jr. is set to retire at the end of the month, after 23 years of serving citizens of Iberville, West Baton Rouge and
Acadiana newsmakers: 62 named 2026 Ambassadors for One Acadiana
Here's the list of this year's One Acadiana Ambassadors
Bollinger Shipyards is building 4 polar icebreakers in Houma. Here’s how they do it.
Bollinger Shipyards has finalized a $2.1 billion contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security — first announced last fall — to produce four new Arctic Security Cutters for the
FMOL Health, Orion Laboratories partnership to expand lab service access across Louisiana
FMOL Health and Orion Laboratories will partner to provide lab services to the health system’s statewide network.