Louisiana is partnering with Apple to distribute more than 25,000 Mac computers and iPads to 11 organizations in an effort to expand digital access, particularly in rural communities. Governor Jeff Landry says the initiative, called Etouffee, is designed to help Louisianans who cannot afford a computer gain access to t...

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is hailing its first-ever recreational alligator hunting season. Throughout the month-long season last month, more than 3,600 hunters harvested more than 1,800 alligators. Franklin Senator Robert Allain wrote the bill to allow the recreational hunting of alligators. &q...

Louisiana U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy describes the midterm election results as a shellacking for Republicans, with Democrats taking control of both the U.S. House and Senate. Cassidy says voters used the election to express their frustration with Republicans and President Donald Trump, who he believes made himself a tar...

A Tangipahoa teenager has been arrested after allegedly crashing a ATV on a public road that injured three others. Sheriff Gerald Sticker says the incident happened during the middle of the night over the weekend in the Kentwood area. Sticker says the teen driver was traveling at a high rate of speed. "The operato...

The Louisiana Legislative Auditor conducted an audit of the handling of sexual assault kits collected from July 2024 through December 2025. Performance Audit Manager Kristin Jacobs says the audit found that nearly one out of every five had not been submitted to a crime lab for testing. "We found that 337, or about...