+2 Tropical Storm Fay forms in Atlantic, likely to remain out at sea By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer 5 hrs ago Tropical Storm Fay formed in the Atlantic Ocean Sunday morning with sustained winds of 45 mph, becoming the 2026 hurricane season’s sixth named storm.
+3 Trump’s FDA nominee is under scrutiny. Here’s what Louisiana residents worry about. BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer 8 hrs ago WASHINGTON – Louisiana has a lot to say about the Trump administration’s third attempt to install a leader for the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, which inspects and approves food and med…
+9 New hires at Kean Miller; former state rep takes energy association job Staff report 8 hrs ago South Louisiana businesses and nonprofit groups recently announced the following promotions, new hires and resignations.
+2 What is the Protect College Sports Act, the bill that Nick Saban and others are stumping for? BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer 8 hrs ago WASHINGTON — Competing news conferences and floor speeches, along with two test votes in the U.S. Senate and a flood of commercials during games Saturday, show the two-minute drill Congress is…
Developer defers rezoning for Walmart Market near Dutchtown schools before council consideration BY ANNAKATE FREELAND | Staff writer Sep 19, 2026 A Walmart Neighborhood Market proposed near three Dutchtown schools did not go before the Ascension Parish Council on Thursday after the developer deferred a request to rezone the property.
Murder suspect in drug-deal shooting found not guilty despite testimony of two accomplices BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer Sep 19, 2026 Trayvon McKenzie was found not guilty of second-degree murder Thursday in the January 2024 shooting death of 22-year-old Malaak Ross during an alleged drug deal.
The House just passed a big water resources bill. Here’s what it may mean for Louisiana. BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer Updated Sep 19, 2026 WASHINGTON – Shortly before returning to their homes to campaign for the midterm elections, the U.S. House overwhelmingly advanced legislation that will help address flood controls and levee e…
Spectrum takes over cable, internet service across south Louisiana after $34.5 billion deal BY JONAH MEADOWS | Staff writer Updated Sep 19, 2026 Cox Communications, the brand that has provided cable and, more recently, internet services in Louisiana since cable television was in its infancy 45 years ago, was officially rebranded as Spe…
Trump says he has a deal with Denmark to bolster US military presence in Greenland BY AAMER MADHANI | Associated Press Sep 18, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland after months of threatening to take the island by force from …
Man killed while walking in the highway in Sorrento, Louisiana State Police say BY BLAKE LESCHBER | Staff writer Sep 18, 2026 A man was killed Thursday night after he was struck by a car while walking in the left lane of U.S. Highway 61 in Sorrento.
2 arrested in connection with July Denham Springs shooting, third person suspected BY BLAKE LESCHBER | Staff writer Updated Sep 18, 2026 Two Baton Rouge men were arrested after allegedly killing a man in Denham Springs in a shooting that the Sheriff’s Office believes was gang-related.
Latest in Nolan Wells case: Three things to know 2 months after teen’s death off Horn Island BY POET WOLFE | Staff writer Sep 18, 2026 It’s been more than two months since the body of 18-year-old Nolan Wells was recovered off Horn Island along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, days after he disappeared while traveling with friends …
5 East Baton Rouge inmates allegedly attacked inmate after forcing their way into his cell BY BLAKE LESCHBER | Staff writer Sep 18, 2026 A group of East Baton Rouge Parish Prison inmates allegedly gained access to a control panel and attacked another man in his cell.
Louisiana officials will scrutinize spending in two school districts: ‘Changes must be made’ By PATRICK WALL | Staff writer Updated 1 hr ago Louisiana’s education chief will hire consultants to probe the finances of two school districts that failed to spend a mandated proportion of their budgets on teachers, books and other instruc…
How $7M will transform an empty armory into Ascension Parish’s first west bank community center BY ANNAKATE FREELAND | Staff writer Sep 18, 2026 A long-unused building in Donaldsonville is set to become the first community center on the west bank of Ascension Parish with a planned $7 million renovation to the former Louisiana National …
Louisiana's poverty rate remains worst in the US, even as national average declines BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer Updated Sep 18, 2026 The state has touted economic growth, but census numbers show poverty has remained a consistent issue.
St. George plans to appoint a new city attorney amid ongoing lawsuit. See who. BY CLAIRE GRUNEWALD | Staff writer Sep 18, 2026 St. George is replacing its city attorney after two years.
Baton Rouge’s airport just got a $1M grant to add new nonstop flights. See where. BY TIMOTHY BOONE | Staff writer Sep 18, 2026 Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport has been awarded a $1 million federal grant to help launch nonstop flights to Chicago.
Nearly 300,000 Louisianans on Medicaid must soon choose a new plan. Here’s what to know. BY ALYSE PFEIL | Staff writer Updated Sep 18, 2026 People who have the Healthy Blue Medicaid plan in Louisiana will soon have to choose a new insurer.
+2 Hurricane forecasters track new disturbance in Atlantic that could become tropical depression soon BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer Updated Sep 18, 2026 Hurricane forecasters are monitoring a new disturbance in the eastern subtropical Atlantic Friday morning that has a medium chance of becoming a tropical depression in the afternoon.
+3 Louisiana’s Origin Bank moves from Wall Street to Dallas’ Y’all Street BY LIZ SWAINE | Staff writer Sep 18, 2026 Origin Bank makes a westward move.
+8 Hyundai wins $1.3 billion in tax-free financing for Louisiana steel mill BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | Staff writer Sep 18, 2026 The loans are on top of $2.6 billion in already announced direct and indirect incentives for the project.
Mo Vij sold his Baton Rouge tech company. Then he built a bigger one at same campus. BY JONAH MEADOWS | Staff writer Sep 18, 2026 When entrepreneur Mo Vij sold General Informatics in 2020 after building it into one of Baton Rouge’s biggest technology companies, he had a decision to make. Should he stay in town or start h…
Louisiana fire chief arrested over scrap with police chief agrees to resolve misconduct case BY JOHN SIMERMAN | Staff writer Updated Sep 18, 2026 The Louisiana Supreme Court endorsed a 15-day suspension this week for a justice of the peace who was arrested for an altercation with a local police chief at the scene of a fire he’d set duri…
+2 Residents question proposed golf course changes, conservancy after hearing final City Park proposal BY CLAIRE GRUNEWALD | Staff writer Sep 17, 2026 A group of residents heard the finished proposal for the future of City-Brooks Park and how it could be managed on Thursday night, with reactions centered around the golf course and how a cons…
Trial date set for second Madison Brooks rape suspect, but issues still need to be resolved BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer Sep 17, 2026 A tentative trial date was set Thursday for 21-year-old Desmond Carter, one of the suspects accused of raping 91ÇÑ×Ó sophomore Madison Brooks in 2023 just before her death.
Ascension Parish Jail inmate found guilty of manslaughter in death of fellow inmate BY ANNAKATE FREELAND | Staff writer Sep 17, 2026 An Ascension Parish Jail inmate has been found guilty of manslaughter in connection with a 2025 fight with another inmate who later died from his injuries.
+3 Dozens of neglected and dead cats found at Walker animal rescue, woman arrested, police say BY BLAKE LESCHBER | Staff writer Sep 17, 2026 A Walker woman was arrested Thursday on numerous animal cruelty counts after officers found dozens of severely neglected cats at an animal rescue and a home, 18 of which died.