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Baton Rouge business may have stolen state funds set aside for tutoring kids
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (419+ words) A Baton Rouge tutoring company may have stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars in state and federal funding set aside for student vouchers. According to a subpoena for New Beginnings Inc. financial records filed by the Office of the State…...
Flipped golf cart, victim trapped: Videos show chaos after DUI crash at Louisiana parade
4+ hour ago (272+ words) Eighteen people were injured after a car crashed into the parade route Saturday during the Louisiana Laos Louisiana Lao New Year Festival in New Iberia, Louisiana. Chaos ensued after a classic car plowed through a crowd of attendees at the…...
Can judges be impeached under current Louisiana law? Nobody knows for sure.
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (600+ words) Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, is sponsoring Senate Bill 123, which would give legislators the power to remove judges for incompetence, malfeasance or gross misconduct. As Louisiana lawmakers consider a bill that aims to give the Legislature the power to remove…...
Man dies after argument turns into deadly shooting, Baton Rouge Police say
5+ hour, 51+ min ago (221+ words) A man died Friday after he was shot multiple times with another man he had argued with, Baton Rouge Police said. Police are asking the public for any information about the case they may have. A man died Friday after…...
Former school board member faces additional shoplifting charges from Carencro stores, police say
23+ hour, 2+ min ago (278+ words) Chad Desormeaux is now facing more charges of theft from two Carencro retailers. A former Lafayette Parish School Board member who resigned after being accused of shoplifting has been arrested on more complaints of theft. Chad Desormeaux was arrested Sunday…...
13 people injured after vehicle crashes into parade in New Iberia, Acadian Ambulance says
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (91+ words) At least 13 people were transported to hospitals Saturday afternoon after a vehicle hit a group of people at a parade in New Iberia,Acadian Ambulance reported. The ambulance service transported patients by ground and two by air, it reported on…...
Driver arrested after injuring at least 13 at Louisiana Lao New Year Festival, officials say
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (443+ words) Kevin Boulom bangs an oversized drum. The 2026 Louisiana Lao New Year Festival parade rolled through Lanexang Village in Coteau, La on Sat., April 4, 2026. Buddhist monks from around the country lead the celebration held on the grounds of Wat Thammarattanaram Temple....
Cheers for Change: Lake Charles organization raising money to fight human trafficking
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (310+ words) The Alliance to Fight Human Trafficking in SWLA will be hosting its 3rd annual Cheers for Change fundraiser on May 5. A southwest Louisiana organization will be hosting its annual adults-only event in May to raise money to continue efforts to combat…...
2 massive house parties, 141 arrests: How spring break went down on Alabama beaches
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (436+ words) Police in Gulf Shores, Alabama, have arrested nearly five times as many spring breakers as neighboring Orange Beach so far this year, according to the latest figures from both cities." Gulf Shores police have arrested at least 173 people in connection…...
In new lawsuits, groups claim LED didn’t follow constitutional requirements with Hyundai tax breaks
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (961+ words) Donaldsonville resident Rev. Harry Joseph Sr. protests industrial development in Ascension Parish before the Donaldsonville Chamber of Commerce meeting at the Lemann Center on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. In new lawsuits, advocacy groups say Louisiana Economic Development and others didn't respect the…...