The statewide average price for a regular gallon of gasoline has surpassed four dollars for the first time since 2022 in Louisiana. AAA fuel analyst Don Redman says the statewide average is up to $4.02, a 22¢ increase, from a week ago. Redman says the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East is what ne...

A show that examines the challenges facing Louisiana's struggling shrimping industry is now available to be streamed at Louisiana Public Broadcasting. Producer Oscar Tickle says the episode is called Empty Boats, Foreign Shrimp. "This episode of Louisiana Spotlight goes back and forth between being in the field wi...

The Louisiana Senate has responded to last month's fatal mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana by passing legislation that would result in a death penalty charge the next time a gunman fires his or her gun at a crowd of people and kills someone. Shreveport Senator Alan Seabaugh added an amendment to a House-approved b...

Researchers at Tulane University say it's only a matter of time before New Orleans gets swallowed up by gulf waters. Lead researcher Dr. Törbjorg Törnqvist, a professor of earth and environmental sciences at Tulane, says due to climate change, sea level is gradually rising, and that will lead to further coast...

Cleco says work is underway on the largest grid resiliency investment in the power company's history. Cleco spokesperson Brooke Buford says this is a five-year plan that includes over 550 projects. "We're replacing electric equipment, we're undergrounding certain segments of the system, we're reinforcing, or in so...