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A new Gulf tropical depression could track toward the Louisiana coast by Thursday, forecasters say. Here's what Acadiana should know now.

Randall P. Belaire, 26, of St. Martinville died in a crash on I-55 in Tangipahoa Parish July 17. He was unrestrained. Driver Brianna Hutson faces vehicular homicide charges.

A shopper at Rouses has turned their weekly "making groceries run" into a $200,000 Powerball windfall.

Between a brewing Gulf system and heat indices pushing past 110 degrees along I-10, this stretch of summer weather is not one to take lightly.

Ten years ago, Baton Rouge lost four of its own in one of the darkest days this city has ever seen. That blue glow over Tiger Stadium on Friday said everything words sometimes can't.

The Gulf is stirring again — and for folks along the Louisiana coast, the next few days are worth watching closely.

According to Baton Rouge authorities, the man worked as a cook at an LSU fraternity house and is now facing multiple drug charges after cocaine was recovered.

The CDC has identified shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell in five states as the source of one major cyclospora outbreak.

A man in Jennings woke up — or barely did — to find he'd been stabbed in the neck and hand while he slept. The person charged had been a guest in that same home the night before.

The last time America tried permanent Daylight Saving Time, it lasted less than a year — and the reason it failed might surprise you.

LSU's 2026 football schedule has some real landmines — and one game where ESPN already has the Tigers as a significant underdog before fall camp even opens.

Beginning August 1, colleges and universities across Louisiana will have the option to offer digital student identification cards through LA Wallet.

NOAA's main hurricane-tracking satellite is offline as forecasters watch a new system form in the Gulf this weekend.

A rear-end collision near the Spencer Chauvin Bridge sent a car into a canal in the middle of the night, and what the deputies did next is worth knowing about.

Alvin Kamara's staying in New Orleans, and apparently the news broke not in a press conference — but on a podcast.

Two Louisiana tickets hit big on the same Wednesday night — different games, different prizes, but both walked away winners.

Most Louisiana drivers think they know the rules of the road — until they actually get tested on them.

There's a back-to-school option floating around Acadiana right now that a lot of busy parents probably don't know exists — and the deadline to order is July 31st.

A new Louisiana law is changing how work permits are issued for minors under the age of 17, cutting out a step that often slowed down the hiring process.

Louisiana has more than two million alligators, and yet the deadliest creature in the state fits in the palm of your hand.