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Authorities say ex-LSU receiver Kyren Lacy has died at age 24 in an apparent suicide in his car while being pursued by officers in Houston. Lacy already was facing criminal charges stemming from a fatal car accident in December in south Louisiana that had clouded his NFL prospects.
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Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation (DHP) announce the opening of the application period for Historic Preservation and Certified Local Government Grants for fiscal year 2025-2026.
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The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana will host its 27th Annual Pow Wow on May 17–18, 2025, at the Chief Joseph Alcide Pierite Pow Wow Grounds on the Tunica-Biloxi Reservation in Marksville.
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The Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana will celebrate National Poetry Month in April with the 15th annual Just Listen to Yourself: Louisiana's Poet Laureate Presents Louisiana Poets.
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Last week, Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming, M.D., and 25 other state financial officers sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice, expressing deep concern over the coordinated and violent attacks on Tesla dealerships and vehicles nationwide.
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Acting ULM President Nick Bruno says cuts will be necessary to balance the budget.
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LT. Governor Nungesser introduces a historical reenactment of Lafayette's Address.
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Kendall Hicks, 35, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, has been sentenced to 175 months on distribution of fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute.
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The city of Monroe, in accordance with the Keep Louisiana Beautiful initiative, is hosting "Love the Boot Week." Various clean-up activities will take place in order to preserve our local environment.
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The judge ruled Tuesday that the case of the Columbia protester should stay in New Jersey. The government is seeking to deport the Columbia University graduate student over his role in campus protests against Israel and the war in Gaza. Since his arrest March 8, Khalil has been detained in Louisiana, thousands of miles from his lawyers and his American citizen wife, who is eight months pregnant.
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The Pelican Cup competition will hold a luncheon on April 10 to announce the winner of the entrepreneurship competition.
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ExxonMobil announced its plans to invest more than $100 million in facility upgrades to produce high-purity isopropyl alcohol, a critical material for semiconductor chip manufacturing in the U.S.