1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (67+ words) Displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Karen Riley Simmons is finally returning to her New Orleans home after 20 years in Alexandria. Displaced by Katrina, New Orleans native ready to return home In the year that marks the 250th anniversary of the founding…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (215+ words) The Louisiana Department of Health released the most popular baby names in the state for 2025, with Noah and Amelia ranking as the top choices for newborns. According to provisional birth certificate data collected by the Center for Vital Records and…...

6+ mon, 8+ hour ago  (196+ words) Louisiana will implement new restrictions on certain food purchases made with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits beginning Feb. 18, 2026, under a federally approved SNAP Food Restriction Waiver. The waiver limits the types of items that can be purchased using SNAP benefits....

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (177+ words) Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Louisiana dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U. S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to. .. Unemployment claims in Louisiana declined last week Initial filings for…...