Louisiana State

New Orleans, LA

Restaurants and home kitchens aren't the only places to get a great meal in south Louisiana. In many areas, you can find an excellent plate at gas stations, convenience stores and food marts. Some gas station food fans would even say these meals rival those in Louisiana's best restaurants. "Can...

Which Louisiana gas stations have the best food? Here's what our readers said

West Feliciana Parish, LA

Saint Francisville, LA

St. Francisville native Sally Allen Jones was born in 1916 just 51 years after African Americans gained their freedom and 49 years before the Voting Rights Act guaranteed her right to vote. History books and newspaper clippings may not have documented the impact of her generation on West Feliciana Parish,...

Funeral Program Collection bridges gaps for local families

Saint Amant, LA

Marki Phillips, a St. Amant senior agriscience II student, moved a seedling to a different tray Saturday during the Future Farmers of America's annual Farmers Market at the St. Amant High School. Across campus, Laurie Vice pet a pony while holding her 1-year-old granddaughter, Anthem Musso. The market included vendors...

FFA plant sale and farmers market draws shoppers Saturday

Saint Landry Parish, LA

Sunset, LA

A Sunset man was arrested Thursday after an investigation into what St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz is calling the most elaborate pill mill operation in parish history. Detectives with the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Narcotics Enforcement Team served a search warrant on 43-year-old Benjamin Pittman Sr.’s residence at...

Over 5 pounds of fentanyl confiscated in ‘most significant’ bust in St. Landry history, sheriff says

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Our Views: Session’s scope is narrow because time is of the essence

State lawmakers will convene at noon Monday for a seven-day special session devoted exclusively to one item: putting $45 million into an incentive fund to lure...

Our Views: Session’s scope is narrow because time is of the essence

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