PSC chairman says La. doesn't need help managing energy efficiency AMITE -- Louisiana does not need a $30 million Quick Start program promoting energy efficiency that would be managed by third-party groups, some of them special interests like the Sierra Club, said...
Vehicle hits pole, flips, driver dies ZACHARY – East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an early morning crash Wednesday that claimed the life of a Zachary man.
About 6:35 a.m. on March 13, deputies say that Zachary Pau...
Rayne man pleads guilty to wire fraud through tire sales LAFAYETTE -- United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that Deynoodt Joseph Besse, 53, of Rayne, pleaded guilty Monday before U.S. District Court Judge Richard T. Haik to one count of wi...
Morgan City Port considering foreign free trade zone MORGAN CITY — The Port of Morgan City is considering applying to establish a foreign free trade zone at the port.
The Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District discussed the possibility and weighed...
Drunk driver gets 70 years for killing seven after birthday binge LSN
CLINTON -- It was an emotional day in court Tuesday when Judicial District Judge William G. Carmichael sentenced Brett Gerald, 30, to 70 years in prison for killing seven people in a drunk dri...
Retriver wins chase, black bear apparently wins tangle PATTERSON -- Gauge, a Chesapeake Bay retriever, is recovering after squaring off with a bear south of the railroad tracks in Patterson.
He got into a fight with a Louisiana black bear Tuesday night...
Educator, civil rights activist killed in head-on collision Eunice retired educator and civil rights activist George Fisher was killed Sunday night when his vehicle was hit head-on by a pickup truck driven by an unlicensed and suspected impaired driver on L...
There are new garbage collectors in town -- black bears PATTERSON — Black bears are no longer just searching for food south of the railroad tracks in the city.
The bears have now made their way to other parts of the city, Mayor Rodney Grogan said.
“We m...
Crowley driver dies when vehicle hits pole CROWLEY – A man driving a speeding vehicle was killed when it hit a utility pole.
Witnesses said 20-year-old Seth Courville was drivign at a high rate of speed when his KIA Optima left Lovell Stre...
232-HELP referral center has new leadership, director LAFAYETTE – A new board of directors and executive committee have been announced to lead 232-Help, an education and referral center based in Acadiana to identify, catalogue and better connect those...
LSU launches on-line graduate school program BATON ROUGE – A new, completely Web-based, distance-learning initiative was launched Monday by Louisiana State University.
LSU Online’s initial launch offers graduate students a choice of three ma...
8-year-old packs loaded pistol in book sack MONROE – An 8-year-old student was expelled after taking a loaded .22-caliber pistol to school Monday.
Monroe Police said the boy was a student at Madison James Foster Elementary School.
The scho...