louisiana news

Hopefully, number 4 on the list has never happened to you.

At some point, these things that the laws were put into place to prevent actually happened.

Louisiana State Police have closed LA 347 between Col. Jeff Deblanc Pkwy and LA 96 in St. Martin Parish due to heavy smoke and fog in the area.

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but when it comes to one Louisiana city, people need to check what they be holding.

Are you from an area that isn’t the Acadiana area? Do you have family or friends that moved here that are having trouble adjusting to the Cajun English that we speak around here?

We all have things we don't like and things that make us uncomfortable. However, a legitimate phobia is much more than that.

One of my favorite social media accounts to follow is the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office Facebook page.

With a new year comes new data for ranking states from best to worst. Can you guess where Louisiana sits on the list of 50?

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has released the state's new fiscal year budget and education, new bridges and infrastructure top the list.

If you are one of those people that loves to get the daylights scared out of you, Louisiana is a pretty great place to live. It's home to some of the best places to get creeped out at, and some of them are right here in Lafayette or not far from it.

Sure, we all know what a Black Widow looks like, but there are a few more crawling around that you need to be aware of.

We have a state bird, a state drink, and a state song. If Louisiana had a state dessert, what would it be?

The Acadiana flag, in my opinion, is awesome. I've always loved the way it looks. However, I've never really known what the colors and symbols on the flag actually stood for.

If you're from South Louisiana, you probably already have a Cajun name. T' Mike, Boosta, Boogie, and Struck are a few people that I know. But, what if you don't officially have a Cajun name? Have no fear, because the "Cajun Name Generator" will fix you right up like dat!

As of yesterday, the gator was still on the loose.

New Orleans being in the top 10 doesn't really shock me, but there are a few on this list I would have never thought of.

So far this year, there have been 20 confirmed cases of the West Nile virus in humans in Louisiana. The West Nile virus is transferred from mosquitoes to humans.

When things like this are seen, I can't help but wonder how many things lurk around in the ocean we don't know about, and possibly never will.

Louisiana is at the top of the list for starting school the earliest, more than any other state.

Be on the lookout for Louisiana license plates to start having a whole new look!