A Baton Rouge woman convicted of defrauding the federal government was sentenced to 13 months in prison. Gernesia Williams, 47, was ordered to serve three years of supervised release and pay $110,030.

Many Gulf Coast restaurants are falsely advertising imported shrimp as being sourced locally, new studies find.

R​oads were still closed Thursday morning after a historic winter storm hit The South, bringing inches of snow to areas not used to seeing any snowfall at all. D​rivers in Southeast Louisiana were urged to continue to stay off the roads on Thursday morning,

A significant portion of I-10 is closed in both directions in Louisiana west of Baton Rouge to the Texas border.

The Gulf Coast is digging out from a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm that struck from Texas to Florida, closing airports and crippling roadways.

After a historic winter storm hit the Interstate 10 corridor on Tuesday, parts of the vital east-west artery remain closed due to icy road conditions in

The SEC has shifted the women's basketball game between No. 5 LSU and No. 2 South Carolina from Thursday to Friday because of a winter storm.

Ruston (La.) tight end Ahmad Hudson continues his rise as a coveted prospect in the Bayou State after a dominant sophomore campaign for his prep squad. Hudson,

Sister companies House Brew and Smoky Bean Roasting Co. have opened the doors to a new storefront in downtown Baton Rouge, 225 reports.  The shop at 227 Florida St. operates like a “coffee lab,” say co-owners Manning Bergeron and Joe Foster,

Many Gulf Coast restaurants are falsely advertising imported shrimp as being sourced locally, new studies find.

Just can’t get enough Mardi Gras? There are plenty of parades in the Capital Region—and even more around the state that are worth the drive. Whether you want to participate in a chicken run, spend Fat Tuesday in the French Quarter,

Krewe of Shenandoah, named after the Shenandoah neighborhood, started from a Facebook group. This year’s parade theme is “May The Course Be With You,” a reference to the neighborhood’s history as a golf course and “Star Wars.”