Tragedy Strikes Twice: Separate Louisiana Crashes Claim Multiple Lives

RAYNE, Louisiana (KPEL-FM) - A Louisiana woman is dead following a two-vehicle crash in Lafayette Parish on Friday night. What Do Investigators Know About the Crash? On April 4, 2025, shortly after 7:00 pm, Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop I were …

The French-American duo reviving Louisiana’s francophone her...

Founded during the pandemic by American Scott Tilton and Frenchman Rudy Bazenet, the Nous Foundation has quickly become one of Louisiana's most influential francophone organisations. Based in the French Quarter of New Orleans, it aims to promote and …

Love the Boot week kicks off in Louisiana

Love the Boot Week kicks off April 5–13 with over 20,000 volunteers set to clean and beautify all 64 parishes across Louisiana. LOUISIANA, USA — Trash bags are out and gloves are on as Love the Boot Week kicks off in Louisiana. The statewide initiative …

Louisiana man suspected of killing his parents arrested in Los Angeles

A Louisiana man suspected of murdering his parents was arrested in Los Angeles last week, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials.  While the arrest was made on Friday, authorities with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office …

Double murder suspect arrested in Los Angeles after parents found shot to death in Louisiana

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- A 34-year-old man wanted for allegedly murdering his parents in Louisiana was arrested by deputies near the Mid-City area of Los Angeles, authorities said Sunday. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's …

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From big bashes to a homemade cake — a Louisiana birthday done right: Jan Risher

I spent 17 years as a professional events planner. I know how to throw a party. I long ago let my husband off the hook. Planning and hosting a party is not his thing. If I want a party for my birthday, I organize it. He goes to the nth degree to help, but …

Louisiana expands CWD control area

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is expanding the Chronic Wasting Disease Control Area in northeast central Louisiana beginning May 1. The action came during the commission’s April 3 meeting in response to a confirmed positive case of CWD …

Louisiana aims to ban soda for SNAP recipients as Landry wants to 'lead the way' in health movement

Louisiana is preparing to join a national effort bubbling up to ban soft drink purchases under SNAP, the federal food assistance program for low-income residents, as part of a larger push to reshape food policy led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. …

Fewer Louisiana students are taking TOPS scholarships. Would more money help?

Janna Jordan’s family lives in Prairieville, about a 30-minute drive from LSU. This fall, her daughter Abby Veillon will head to Mississippi for college. Louisiana has long offered a merit-based scholarship, TOPS, to entice students to choose one of the …