The Louisiana Department of Health has now confirmed an additional 12 cases of cyclosporiasis this past week, bringing the total since the start of the outbreak to 68. To put that number in perspective, that's almost double the typical number of cases it sees during the same time period in a given year. The FDA origina...

UL Lafayette Athletic Director Dr. Bryan Maggard is leaving to take a job as the Deputy AD at Missouri. Maggard has led Cajuns' athletics since 2017 to 21 conference titles and 23 NCAA postseason appearances. Locked On Sun Belt Podcast host Dave Schultz says he accomplished his biggest goal. "There's some good, th...

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Bertha is strengthening in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. It is slowly moving towards the southeastern coast of Louisiana, with maximum sustained winds at 60 miles per hour. The National Hurricane Center's latest forecast calls for the storm to make landfall as a trop...

The Louisiana Department of Health is reporting its first West Nile virus case this year. A person in Ouachita Parish tested positive for the mosquito-borne disease. Last year, the state saw 86 confirmed human cases and four deaths. State Epidemiologist Theresa Sokol says there is no human vaccine or specific treatment...

With construction of the new I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge underway, many people have questions about how that's going to affect them. John Guidroz with DOTD in Lake Charles says there's an open house in Lake Charles tomorrow evening that you can attend. "It's a good way for the public to come and get some informati...