LSU Health New Orleans unveils its plan to reduce cervical cancer cases in Louisiana by 2035. They are partnering with Louisiana Cancer Prevention and Control Programs and other local and regional partners to implement the Bayou Blueprint, Louisiana's Path to Ending Cervical Cancer. The plan consists of three main pill...

Legislation that would keep private the income college athletes receive in a revenue sharing agreement with a public university is heading to the House floor. A federal settlement involving the NCAA gave universities the ability to pay their athletes directly starting with this athletic year. Lafayette Representative T...

Despite higher cocoa prices, which has increased the price to make chocolate candy this year, Ponchatoula-based Elmer Candy has seen brisk sales for their Easter candy. That's according to Elmer Candy CEO Rob Nelson. "In the last couple of years, with the cocoa market and where it's been, it has been crazy. We've ...

A bill is moving through the House that would allow the state to release an inmate 120 days prior to his or her expected death, instead of the current 60-day window. Department of Corrections Secretary Gary Westcott supports the legislation. Westcott says inmates up for medical early release are either terminally ill, ...

A state senator's quest to prevent additional school districts from adopting four-day school weeks advances to the House. Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell's bill passed the State Senate on a vote of 35-1, with Eddie Lambert of Gonzales casting the lone "no" vote. Mizell says she filed a bill last year mandatin...