Louisiana’s effective property tax rate ranks 39th highest in the nation but fourth highest in the South, according to a report released Tuesday by the Tax Foundation.  For the study, researchers ...

WEST BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A fugitive from Texas accused of having ties to a kidnapping and stolen vehicle was arrested in West Baton Rouge Parish on Wednesday, Feb. 26. The sheriff’s office ...

Two top Louisiana officials who are physicians are encouraging residents to get vaccinated against measles as an outbreak ...

Powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes are expected to punch through Louisiana and other parts of the South on Tuesday ...

Powerful storms tore roofs off an apartment building and a nursing home in a small town in Oklahoma and threatened more ...

The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a Wednesday night crash on LSU's campus that left two dead.

Dillon Reidenauer, 18, from Abita Springs, was killed in a crash involving her car and a motorcycle on LSU's campus near ...

The Louisiana Surgeon General said on X, LDH is ready to respond if the virus spreads to Louisiana. This comes after The ...

Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers staff continue a critical offseason in Baton Rouge with the program placing an emphasis on ...

Bill Cassidy, a gastroenterologist from Baton Rouge who worked ... health units across Louisiana are listed on the health department website. The measles death in Texas is the first in the ...