February is Black History Month. Lafayette Consolidated Government marked the occasion on Friday, February 14. A flag-raising ...

February is Black History Month. Lafayette Consolidated Government marked the occasion on Friday, February 14. A flag-raising ceremony was held at LCG to mark ...

The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office has announced that a Vernon Parish man, who is already a convicted and registered sex ...

The district is a new Lake Charles-anchored district. Cole said he is the second justice from Calcasieu Parish in over a century. Calcasieu Assistant District Attorney Hope Buford was the only ...

A man accused of scamming a resident of Vernon Parish has been arrested. According to Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Department Detective Rhonda Jordan, 46-year-old Pineville resident Douglas John Juneau was ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Bayou Phoenix team, elected officials and East New Orleans community representatives gathered at the abandoned Six Flags amusement park in New Orleans East to celebrate ...

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WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

Drivers are urged to stay off the roads. Here is a list of road closures parish by parish. LA 407 (Woodland Highway) Bridge between General De Gaulle and LA 406 in Orleans Parish is closed due to ...

WE MAY HAVE AT LEAST ONE WEATHER RELATED FATALITY. A SPACE HEATER MAY BE TO BLAME FOR A MAN’S DEATH IN VERNON PARISH. AFTER A FIRE BROKE OUT AT HIS HOME. FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY FOUND AT LEAST ONE ...

VERNON PARISH, La. (KPLC) - Officials suspect that a space heater caused a fire that claimed a life in Vernon Parish Monday. “We had a house fire here yesterday and lost a gentleman who I knew very ...