WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — New maps of the roads of Wharton State Forest identify about 200 miles of usable, legal roads where there were more than 500 miles included on a previous map. The state ...

THIS TIME AROUND, LEADERS SAY 82.7 MILLION WAS COLLECTED FROM LOCAL AND STATE TAXES, WHICH WILL OBVIOUSLY BE USED FOR IMPORTANT PROJECTS LIKE FUNDING OUR SCHOOLS AND REDEVELOPING ROADS AND ...

Atlantic hurricane season has officially kicked off, and early forecasts indicate that disaster preparations should be made ...

Juneteenth, a federal and state holiday, is celebrated as America’s second Independence Day. While slavery ended for some with the President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, the ...

Cedar Lake Road puts students, workers and residents at risk every day, with deadly design choices embedded just outside ...

The Angola Prison Rodeo, held at the nearby Louisiana State Penitentiary, offers a glimpse into a tradition that’s as uniquely Louisiana as gumbo. Inmates compete in events like “Guts and Glory” while ...

Royal Street feels like a movie set that somehow escaped Hollywood and decided to put down roots in Louisiana – except everything here is authentically, wonderfully real. The town’s origins date back ...

An estimated 203,031 veterans live in Louisiana, making up 5.8% of the state's population or the 40th-highest of the 56 U.S. states, inhabited territories and District of Columbia. Military ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the city $260,000 in 2023 through its Safe Streets and Roads for All grant ... the city has a map of 50 suggestions on its website with similar ...

There was an uptick in measles cases across the U.S. over the last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday, though the spread of the highly contagious illness appears ...

Residents can sign up to receive emergency alerts by texting NOLAREADY to 77295. If a storm is threatening the area, ...

The CBS News data team is tracking confirmed measles cases nationwide as new data is released by state health departments and the CDC. (The map below is updated on Fridays when the CDC releases ...