louisiana news

New Orleans City Council has just approved a ban on smoking and electronic cigarettes in bars and casinos.

Avondale, La resident L. Melacetti has come forth stating between 1964 and 1972 she raised a baby Bigfoot deep in the swamp.

As gas prices plummet through the U.S., oil and gas giant Halliburton has announced they will be making thousands of cuts in multiple markets.

There's a few things that creep me out about Nutria Rats. the giant hairless tail is one of those things. The other are those nasty orange teeth you can spot from clear across Girard Park. I mean, Nutria teeth are orange because they're so nasty, right? Not so fast...

Are you having trouble making ends meet? Too much month at the end of the money? Well, looks like you're definitely not alone.

Two cotton-top tamarins died last week after a keeper at the Alexandria Zoological Park accidentally left them outside. A third monkey was in critical condition, but thankfully has been able to survive.

Heck, I'm born and raised here and still screw some of these up!

According to Thrillist, who put together the most iconic restaurants in each state, this restaurant is the most famous in Louisiana.

Vermilion Parish authorities have reportedly arrested an Abbeville High School teacher Nicholas Willis on accusations of having sex with an Abbeville High student in Kaplan.

Donna Douglas, A.K.A. Elly May Clampett From 'The Beverly Hillbillies', has passed away in Zachary, LA. at the age of 81.

What's a girl to do in this situation? Run for cover? Heck no, not if you're Jamie Lynn!

Christmas...Lake Charles, you're doing it right.

Like the song says, if you get on the whiskey, let somebody else drive.

Louisiana Girl Britney Spears is looking VERY different these days. I mean, like, VERY different. I'm not saying she looks bad, because she looks fantastic...whoever she is.

Could you use a little extra Holiday cash? You could have money just sitting around waiting on you to swing on over and claim it!

It's truly a little difficult to grasp the gravity of the awesomeness that is this picture, and this situation.

The money they had been working hard to raise for the past 5 years, all gone. Someone broke into the class sponsor's home and stole it.

Paul Ferrara was 76 years old.

A sad case of drugs, or maybe mental illness?

This this is strange don't ya think? It's like a perfect mutation between a shrimp and a crawfish.