A sting operation results in the arrests of 10 people, including a St. Mary Parish corrections deputy. Sheriff Gary Driskell says investigators launched "Operation Bear Trap" after getting information that 49-year-old Earnest Ladday was bringing contraband into the jail and giving it to certain inmates. Earne...

Cameron Jordan will return for a 16th season as a Saint. After meeting with the front office today, Jordan signed a one-year, incentive-heavy deal with New Orleans. Sideline reporter Jeff Nowak told WWL First News with Tommy Tucker that bringing back the three-time All-Pro is not just ceremonial. "He's got a legac...

Six to ten inches or more of rain is possible this week for much of south and central Louisiana as a result of an approaching tropical disturbance expected to reach southwest Louisiana tomorrow night. Meteorologist Donald Jones with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles says a tropical wave moving up the Texas c...

It will soon be much more difficult to sue the oil and gas industry. Governor Landry signed the Louisiana Energy Protection Act, which bans lawsuits over climate change. Tommy Faucheux, the president of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, says in his view, these lawsuits are frivolous. "A lot of t...

On the heels of a record-breaking Love The Boot Week, the state is launching a brand-new beautification initiative. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and Keep Louisiana Beautiful have officially launched Love Our Waterways, which as the name suggests, focuses on cleaning up litter and debris from the state's waters a...