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Health — especially mental health — is the most-cited reason for why artists are taking time off the road in 2026.

A viral Louisiana video shows a man calmly dragging a young alligator away from a parking lot, sparking thousands of hilarious reactions online.

Entergy says a new agreement with Meta will save Louisiana ratepayers $2.65 billion over 20 years. Here's what the letter says, and what it leaves out.

A quiet neighborhood walk in Alexandria turned into a shocking scene after a woman found an overturned car abandoned on a residential street.

Back-to-school photos are a tradition, but one detail in the background — or on a shirt — might be sharing more than you think.

A body was found in a bag in a backyard on Bancroft Drive in New Orleans' Filmore neighborhood Sunday, Aug. 2. NOPD is investigating. No identity has been released.

Garth Brooks just revealed the third city on his Blame It All On My Roots Tour.

Some artists reach out privately. Some take shots without saying his name. He says he knows exactly who they're talking about.

A Lafayette family is asking for help after a purse was stolen from a Walmart shopping cart, including a wedding rosary that has been in the family for more than 50 years.

Here's the latest information on the arrest report from Lafayette parish.

Over 37,000 fans walked into Fenway Park on a Sunday night and walked out with something none of them saw coming.

Girard Park Circle between E. St. Mary Blvd and Girard Park Lane in Lafayette is closed August 3–17 for a 300-ton crane to hoist a steeple at Our Lady of Wisdom.

A man on a Bahamas cruise allegedly punched two kids in a ship corridor — and security cameras caught the whole thing on video.

Eleven cases in Florida, a hospitalization in Mississippi, and now Louisiana health officials are posting advisories at twelve local beaches. That's a lot of warnings in a short stretch of time.

Louisiana has confirmed nearly 100 cases of a drug-resistant fungal infection that's already spread to 22 other states — and it's showing up in hospitals.

Using Google photos we've created a picturesque time capsule of nine familiar South Louisiana locations. See them now and see the as they once were.

What began as a heartfelt song about motherhood has come full circle for Hannah Harper, who says one of the first supporters of "String Cheese" is now part of her biggest career milestone yet.

The country music icon is sharing heartbreaking new details about the violence she witnessed—and experienced—growing up, while reflecting on how those early years shaped her life.

Louisiana is nearing a deal to bring SpaceX to Vermilion Parish, with a spaceport planned 45 miles southwest of Lafayette.

'Imagine That' is a guy's last-ditch effort to get his ex back, by any means necessary.

The country music world has mourned some heavy losses so far in 2026.

Bunnie Xo just expanded her real estate portfolio with a new home in LA. Much like her home in Nashville, she'll share the property with her closest friends.

A Louisiana Powerball ticket wins $150,000, another claims the Easy 5 Jackpot, it was a big Saturday for Lottery players in Louisiana.

New Iberia Police Chief Todd D'Albor has passed away after more than 30 years in law enforcement. He was the first chief of the New Iberia Police Department, appointed in December 2017.