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AgCenter works to introduce young people to outdoor recreation in northeast Louisiana
Over the next two years, young people in northeastern Louisiana will be introduced to swimming, bird-watching, fishing and other activities through a series of LSU AgCenter events and clinics designed to improve access to the outdoors. The programs will include birding and fishing clinics and water activity days at lakes...
Important Weekend Forecast on Rip Currents for Louisiana Beachgoers
So many people from South Louisiana will be traveling I-10 this weekend to reach their favorite beach and we have an important forecast for you. As we approach the Fourth of July, beachgoers from across Acadiana are looking to cool off or relax in places like Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Pensacola, and Destin, Florida. Sadly, we've had several reports of drownings already this summer and the gulf may be a bit unfriendly as we approach Independence Day.
State representative steps in to help police officer with medical treatment
One Louisiana State Representative is getting involved after learning that Lafayette Police officer Hali Bradford is paying for her own medical treatment after being injured in the line of duty.
As Louisiana insurance rates keep rising, so do frustrations
A Louisiana businessman says his insurance rates are up over 40% and he’s not sure how long he can take it. Todd Hine, owner of Hine Environmental Services, says he’s been told auto insurance rates are going up because of the state’s legal climate.
Steward hospitals auction delayed according to court documents
WEST MONROE, La. (KNOE) - A Steward Health Care System filing in U.S. Bankruptcy court in Texas states the company is pushing back the auction of its hospitals in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arkansas and Louisiana. This includes Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe. The notice states the auction is delayed...
Louisiana law may prohibit Rickey Boudreaux from running for police chief
A Louisiana law might prevent the embattled former Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux from running for the position he vacated in August. On Wednesday, the former chief announced he would would be running for the same office he resigned from 10 months earlier. The law in question, RS 18:586, reads...
Calcasieu Farm Bureau represents SWLA at state conference
NEW ORLEANS, La. (KPLC) - Several Southwest Louisiana representatives are in New Orleans Friday as the 102nd Louisiana Farm Bureau conference continues. The purpose of the convention is to address issues in the ag industry, but also celebrate the advancements. “We come here once a year to discuss policy for...
CareSouth offers free HIV testing; Louisiana bill allows pharmacist approval for treatment
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Since 2023, Baton Rouge has dropped from first to fifth in the state of Louisiana for HIV cases, according to CareSouth. Although, numbers have dropped, HIV impacts a large number of people in Baton Rouge. State Rep. Wayne McMahen says Louisiana has nearly 900 new infections per year.
New details in Daniel Callihan case
NEW ORLEANS — According to just-released federal court documents, Daniel Callihan stabbed Callie Brunett about 30 times on Wednesday, June 12, before he kidnapped her daughters. Documents obtained reveal that he was spotted at a McDonald's in McComb, Mississippi, June 12th -- the same day he allegedly killed Callie...
Discovery of missing WWII plane brings closure to Louisiana family
Less than two weeks after D-Day in 1944, two American B-24 bombers crashed into each other over the Baltic Sea. Now, divers believe they've found the wreckage of one of those planes, 80 years after the crash. A family from Napoleonville, Louisiana, and WGNO's Susan Roesgen, have ties to that missing plane.
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