Louisiana’s Shot For $100 vaccine incentive program is being extended through the end of the year, giving residents another chance to get their shots throughout the holiday season.
A multi-agency manhunt and investigation are underway for an inmate who escaped from Dixon Correctional Institute this morning. Law enforcement are searching for 23-year-old Shwilliam Cheevis. He is 5 foot 7 inches tall and weighs 138 pounds.
In a press release Wednesday, Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin issued a reminder that early voting for the Dec. 11 election begins Saturday, Nov. 27, and continues through Saturday, Dec. 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, excluding Sunday, Nov. 28.
According to the American Automobile Association, 2021 is expected to be one of the busiest travel years due to new health and safety guidelines. An estimated 53.4 million people will travel this season compared to 47.1 million in 2020.
The World Renowned marching band has announced that it will perform during halftime on Thursday, Nov. 25 during the New Orleans Saints’ match up against the Buffalo Bills.
City officials in Natchitoches say they’ve met to discuss increased security at the city’s annual Christmas Festival following the incident in Wisconsin in which five people were killed and more than 40 were hurt after an SUV plowed through a crowd of people at their Christmas parade.
A state representative wants to pass a new law to keep people safe from carbon monoxide, after our reports exposed how alarming levels of the odorless, colorless gas got into people's homes following Hurricane Ida.
The state celebrates the success of it’s temporary housing program, created because FEMA’s was moving too slow, but leaders in hard hit areas, like Lafourche, say there’s not much to tout.
Nine months after an explosion of a tank battery in Southwest Louisiana that claimed the life of a fourteen-year-old girl, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources announced a new rule is now in effect that could prevent another tragedy.
The Louisiana Department of Insurance Senior Health Insurance Information Program said it is urging Medicare beneficiaries to ignore unsolicited calls offering to help them switch to a different Medicare plan during the ongoing Medicare Open Enrollment.
Some folks in one Baton Rouge neighborhood are furious after a juvenile was caught on video allegedly ‘kicking in’ a few front doors of homes in the area, then running away.
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and other elected officials shared their opposition to a proposal by the Louisiana Department of Health to require the COVID-19 vaccine for some Louisiana students.
Gov. Edwards announced the creation of a $11.3 million housing program that will help some Lake Charles residents recover from Hurricane Laura, Hurricane Delta or the May 2021 flood.
By KPLC Digital Team and Department of Natural Resources
In a press release Monday, Louisiana Commissioner of Conservation Richard Ieyoub announced a new regulation developed by his Office of Conservation has been formally adopted by the state to improve safety on and around oilfield tank battery sites.
Huge crowds lined up over at Quarters Arcade in Baton Rouge where plenty of children ages five and up lined up with their parents for a COVID-19 vaccine.
Input received on the surveys will be used to develop an economic impact report, which is needed to establish a basis for federal disaster aid requests in the coming weeks.
A powerful state senator says he’s so dissatisfied with the state transportation department’s handling of road and bridge money that he’s ready to “blow it up and start over.”
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office now says that they have determined that a subject reported to possess a gun in the parking lot of Hammond school was never actually in possession of a firearm.
After a long fight to get medical marijuana in Louisiana, some patients are saying the people who need it can’t afford it. But, there could be help on the way at the first of the year
Rosalynn Thyseen knows the heartache from losing a child. Now, two years later after burying her 13-year-old son, she wants to prevent other families from going through the same pain
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, a Many man has been sentenced to life in prison, plus 600 months in prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, on kidnapping, interstate domestic violence and firearms charges.
The Public Service Commission is asking the federal government to step in and help foot the $4 billion to $4.5 billion storm bill. If they decline to help, there’s a backup plan.
There will be a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with all things Louisiana celebrating the birthplace of jazz, Cajun and Creole cuisine, and Mardi Gras.
