Jenkins, a prominent local attorney, also represented former Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard, who pleaded guilty ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana leaders celebrated the election of Robert Prevost, the first pope from the United States. The Chicago-born Prevost took the name Leo XIV.

ROANOKE, La. (WAFB) - Burt Tietje is a third generation Louisiana rice farmer who now spends half of his time harvesting crawfish. “We were a bunch of German grain farmers out here, but in 1970 ...

ABBEVILLE, La. (WVUE) - The red iris, one of Louisiana’s rarest native flowers, blooms each April in a swamp near the town of Abbeville—its only known natural habitat in the world. Unlike the ...

ABBEVILLE, La. (WAFB) - Gary Salathe is on a rescue mission of sorts, walking through a backyard swamp near Abbeville. “If you’re faced with a species that could possibly be totally destroyed ...

Darrell Robinson was convicted on four counts of first-degree murder in a brutal quadruple killing in 1996 in Rapides Parish.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WVUE) - A Louisiana House committee on Wednesday (April 23) advanced a controversial measure that would eliminate the state statute allowing financial compensation for ...

The world has welcomed its new pope: Robert Francis Prevost. On May 8, 2025, white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a new pope had been chosen following the passing of ...

Former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is now known as Pope Leo XIV, and the Chicago native has already made history in his papacy. Upon speaking to the world that day, Leo emphasized peace to all ...

One of Louisiana’s most powerful legislators and his colleague are co-owners of a nursing home that faces a wrongful death ...