The Louisiana Book Festival takes place on Saturday, October 31, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Baton Rouge, at the State Library of Louisiana and the surrounding Capitol Park area. The Festival will feature appearances by storybook characters, award-winning authors, musical performances, face painting, balloon artists, and crafts.

The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office warns the public about a scam in which individuals claim there is an issue with the payment kiosk at the Ouachita Correctional Center. This call is a scam attempt.

Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) are accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Trash Receptacle Grant, which aims to reduce litter in Louisiana.

The Secretary of State’s Office issues an invitation to negotiate with state-certified vendors for a new, auditable statewide voting system.

United States Chief District Judge sentences three defendants in separate federal firearms and narcotics cases committed in Northeast Louisiana.

The ongoing investigation has found the attacker intended to crash the plane into Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport, a person familiar with the matter but not authorized to speak publicly told NPR.

The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells.

A judicial spokesperson confirmed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had filed a claim with the High Court in London and a hearing would take place Thursday.