BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Literacy screener results show that Louisiana students in grades K-3 have improved reading during the school year. The Louisiana Department of Education ...

A third alleged accomplice has been arrested in connection with the escape of one of ten inmates from the Orleans Parish Correctional Facility, according to Louisiana State Police. Connie Weeden ...

Louisiana law enforcement officials released new booking pictures of four captured inmates who escaped a jail in New Orleans as they face new charges. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety ...

As authorities search for five of 10 missing inmates who busted out of a New Orleans jail, an inmate who fled a different Louisiana jail has been recaptured, and several deputies have been placed ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — On days of heavy pollution in Sulphur, a southwest Louisiana town surrounded by more than 16 industrial plants, Cynthia “Cindy” Robertson once flew a red flag outside her ...

Early education advocates made a plea to Louisiana lawmakers Tuesday to restore nearly $9 million for child care and preschool that was cut from the state budget last year, arguing that the ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order Wednesday following the escape of 10 inmates from the Orleans Parish jail. Landry signed the executive order, calling for the Inspector General ...

As children let out of school for summer break, a number of parents may or may not be able to stay at home to keep an eye on their children. If parents are unable to watch their children during ...

Louisiana State Police announced Weeden's arrest Thursday. The New Orleans Police Department announced Smith's arrest on Friday. The women were booked in correction centers in the New Orleans ...

IF ANYBODY WAS ARRESTED. MEANWHILE, THE FORMER HEAD OF LOUISIANA’S DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES IS NOW FACING FEDERAL CHARGES. JACK MONTOUCET HAS NOW BEEN INDICTED, ACCUSED OF TAKING ...

Based in Natchitoches, La., the Louisiana Crawfish Company has built a booming business shipping crawfish to Southerners throughout the country who are craving a taste of home. As CEO and second ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry attended a White House ceremony for the Take It Down Act. The act combats non-consensual intimate imagery online, including deepfakes and revenge porn. Landry praised ...