All the numbers have been tabulated, and it turns out Louisiana finished last fiscal year with a $565 million budget surplus. House Appropriations Chairman Jack McFarland says a huge percentage of that surplus is the result of higher-than-expected tax collections. "Personal income tax came in at $170 million more ...

A north Louisiana theater which was one of the focal points during the civil rights movement is awarded a $750,000 grant from the National Park Service for the first phase of a major restoration project. Janice Simmons, the assistant director of Greater North Louisiana Community Development Commission, says the money w...

The newest historically Black medical school has earned preliminary accreditation. The Liaison Committee on Medical Education, which is the accrediting body for U.S. programs granting medical doctorate degrees, gave its preliminary accreditation to Xavier University's Ochsner College of Medicine in New Orleans. The sch...

The first real cold front of Fall moves through the state on Friday. Temperatures will be much cooler this weekend, but LSU health climatologist Barry Keim says the threat of wildfires increases, because of dry and breezy conditions. "And when you're under these kinds of conditions, especially when it's as windy a...

A new ferryboat is in operation for the Cameron Crossing in Cameron Parish. Department of Transportation Secretary Glenn Ledet says the Holly Beach ferryboat will replace the Cameron II, which has been in service since 1964. "The challenges with maintaining an old ferry start to accumulate, so you've got downtime....