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....

The SEC is not dismissing its federal lawsuit against LSU, but Attorney General Liz Murrill told 104.5 ESPN in Baton Rouge that goes directly against the wishes of the member institutions. "The members took a vote and directed that the lawsuit be dismissed; and then the lawyers could not come to any kind of agreem...

A new survey says increasing access to child care could unlock billions of dollars in economic growth for the state. Dr. Heather Cope, the chief of policy and research at the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children, says increasing access to early childhood education could allow almost 30,000 parents to re-enter the wo...

Saints owner Gayle Benson was uncharacteristically blunt when addressing the team's 1-4 start. She said the performance has been unacceptable, and head coach Kellen Moore says everyone in the building wants the same thing. "She, like all of us, we want better results. That's how this business is; we've got great g...

State Treasurer John Fleming says it's time to increase the state's homestead exemption. Fleming says the current $7,500 exemption was set in 1980 and has not increased in 46 years. He says if adjusted for inflation, it would be about $35,000 today. "Taxes on your property, especially your home, have been going up...