The 2026 Louisiana State Pickleball Championship will be held in Bossier City for the first time in the event's history. Emma Boone with Visit Shreveport-Bossier says it will be a huge boost for tourism when the tournament is held October 9th through the 11th. "The tournament is going to be bringing in over 300 Pi...

The Louisiana Office of Tourism is encouraging residents not to forget the Bayou State when planning their summer vacations this year. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says the Louisiana Staycation campaign reminds Louisianians of the destinations, attractions, festivals, food and culture their state has to offer. &...

Public and charter students in grades 3-12 are making record-breaking achievements in the classroom. State Education Superintendent Cade Brumley says this year's LEAP scores set new standards for the state. "Our students who have achieved, at that basic level of understanding or better, is around 62% of students t...

LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center has launched a research study to test different ways to treat childhood obesity. It's called the COACH trial and children 5-17 who are obese can visit a health clinic near them and receive weight management treatment. Dr. Amanda Staiano is the director of Pediatric Obesity an...

A recent audit of New Orleans restaurants has discovered that the rate of shrimp authenticity has declined over the last year. SeaD Consulting diners ordered shrimp dishes at 44 restaurants, and of those, 11 served imported shrimp. Chief Operating Officer Erin Williams says of those 11, nine of them misrepresented the ...