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ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Born in Kaplan, Louisiana, in 1958, country music icon Sammy Kershaw rose to fame in 1991 with his first Billboard No. 3 charting song “Cadillac Style.” It was the first of four releases from his debut studio album “Don’t Go Near the Water,” which is certified platinum.
The tamales here come out of a food trailer, and that’s pretty much the whole setup. Easy enough to understand, right? Although it does explain why nobody is bragging about the chandeliers. This Louisiana stop keeps its focus right where it belongs. Tamales share the order window with tacos,...
Tiny ants, millions strong, are spreading across Louisiana. They don't sting, but they nest in warm electronics and ride in on mulch and potted plants.
Seven-year-old Cecilia Musso bags 8-point buck on family land in Avoyelles Parish. At just 7 years old, Cecilia Musso of Plaucheville is already making a hunting memory that many outdoorsmen spend a lifetime hoping to experience. The young hunter recently harvested an 8-point buck with her crossbow while hunting alongside...
South Louisiana businesses and nonprofit groups recently announced the following promotions, new hires and resignations. Chuck Prow has been hired as the new chair and CEO of the environmental consulting company Aptim. Prow, who will succeed Mark Fallon, had been CEO of the defense infrastructure firm V2X, which was formed by the merger of The Vertex Co. and his former company, Vectrus.
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries' first recreational alligator harvest in 50 years wrapped up last month with more than 1,800 gators being harvested. According to LDWF statistics, 3,606 hunters harvested the 1,817 gators. "Louisiana's first recreational alligator season was a success!,'' Louisiana Gov. Jeff...
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A documentary screening in Lake Charles on Sunday brought attention to Louisiana’s disappearing Cajun prairies and how residents can help restore native plants in their own yards. The city hosted a screening of “Louisiana Grass Roots” at the Central School Arts & Humanities Center....
This restaurant has gone by at least four different names, and one family has kept the kitchen running through every single one. Although that’s quite a thing to casually mention, it gets better. The family began feeding the public in 1921. Five generations later, they still run the place.
A Connecticut artist won the 2027 Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp competition with a portrait of a wood duck, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced Friday. Jennifer Reising of Noank won the 39th annual contest. Her painting shows a single wood duck at rest on the water with cypress...
Louisiana’s apparent obsession with five fast food chains is more than a passing craving. It reflects the state’s deep ties to chicken culture, regional loyalty, and a taste for brands that feel close to home.
This weekend’s cold front and colder front predicted to push Friday into south Louisiana — the forecast is calling for a 38-degree morning in seven days — has duck hunters more than ready to take to blinds in Louisiana’s West Zone for Saturday’s first segment of a 60-day season.
The travel center chain is opening its first location in Louisiana on Monday, Nov. 9 in Lafayette
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KALB) - Fellow musicians are rallying around Louisiana native Sammy Kershaw, who said the Country Music Association won’t let him walk the red carpet. In a candid post shared Thursday to his official Facebook page, the 68-year-old Kaplan native told his more than 840,000 followers that the organization rejected his credential request just two weeks ahead of the ceremony.
The big win comes on the heels on another historic Powerball win from back in August.
These pups are safe and ready to find their happily ever after.
Documentary "Louisiana Grass Roots"
The 2026-27 Louisiana duck hunting season begins in the West Zone with a youth and veterans only hunt on November 7, followed by the first segment of the regular season a week later on November 14, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced. The East Zone’s youth and...
A new Buc-ee’s can mean a new place to fill up and, for some people, a new place to clock in. Construction has already started at each site, though opening dates are still targets. Here are the new Buc-ee’s stores coming to Louisiana, North Carolina and Georgia in 2027....
