An investigation leads to a major meth bust in Calcasieu Parish. State Police Trooper Roy Jones says detectives received a tip about narcotics trafficking in the area. So they set up surveillance in the area and developed probable cause to stop 48-year-old Brent Touchet of Lake Charles. "Once they made contact wit...

Not one, but two jail breaks in South Louisiana yesterday. In St. Landry Parish Jail, three inmates escaped from the jail there. Major Mark LeBlanc with the sheriff's office says 24-year-olds Keith Eli and Johnathan Joseph and 26-year-old Joseph Harrington escaped through one of the cells in an upper corner of the buil...

Some notable people will be aboard Louisiana's float in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, New Year's Day. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says the people onboard are as diverse as the state itself. "The Oyster Queen will be riding, the Jambalaya Queen. We also have Commissioner Mike Strai...

Tomorrow night is the semifinals of the high school football playoffs, and several south Louisiana teams will head to north Louisiana in the hopes of playing in the Superdome next week. In Division I non-select, Zachary is at top seeded Ruston. The LHSAA Network's Spencer Verrett says the Bearcats have beaten the Bronc...

Christmastime is here - and, unfortunately, so is flu season. What's worse is that according to the CDC, Louisiana has the highest rate of flu or flu-like illness in the country. Ochsner Health family medicine physician Dr. Madeleine Dehner says there are things you can do to lower the chances of getting the flu - and ...