20+ hour ago  (262+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) " Five Louisiana students are competing in the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The national spelling bee started in 1925 to promote literacy for students. The competition will feature 247 spellers from across the country. Five students from the…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (180+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) " A Louisiana bill that proposes eliminating the vehicle inspection sticker requirement sailed through the legislature and now awaits Gov. Jeff Landry's signature. House Bill 1085, authored by State Rep. Larry Bagley (R-Stonewall), proposes replacing inspection stickers…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (188+ words) In the top of the seventh inning, Louisiana baseball's second-round game against No. 24 Coastal Carolina entered a rain delay at Dabos Field in Montgomery, Alabama. The Ragin' Cajuns were taking on the Chanticleers in a double-elimination game for Day 2 of…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (212+ words) NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) " Officers with the New Orleans Police Department are investigating a car crash resulting from an alleged theft that occurred on the afternoon of Monday, May 18. According to the NOPD, the vehicle was reportedly stolen from the 800 block…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (526+ words) Mosley heads to New Orleans after spending the past five seasons with Orlando, which fired him this month after the Magic's seven-game, first-round playoff loss to the Detroit Pistons. The Magic had a 3-1 lead in that series, as well as…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (228+ words) NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) " A man was convicted of manslaughter in connection with a 2022 New Orleans shooting. According to the Orleans Parish District Attorney's office, on June 9, 2022, officers responded to the area of Press Drive and found Errol Cutno suffering from…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (522+ words) The political movement "Louisiana Deserves Better" has created a statewide petition to recall Governor Jeff Landry over recent leadership concerns. The recall campaign's mission is to "hold elected officials accountable to the people of Louisiana." The organization needs more 600, 000 signatures…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (294+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) " The three Louisiana Students of the Year were named Monday in a Baton Rouge ceremony. Here are the three honorees and some of their accomplishments. Elementary School Student of the Year: Sanil Savita Thorat of…...

1+ week, 19+ min ago  (247+ words) SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) " 257, 195 early voting ballots were cast in Louisiana's first closed party primary in more than 50 years. There are local, state, and national issues at play, along with several statewide constitutional amendments, which seem to have prompted voters…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (163+ words) (News Nation) "U. S. Sen. Bill Cassidy will face a test of a President Donald Trump-endorsed primary challenger on Saturday, after the Louisiana Republican voted to convict the president in 2021 for the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. Trump has pushed forward Rep. Julia Letlow…...