Louisiana lawmakers heard from frustrated foster parents upset they are receiving less money from the state to provide care for kids in state custody. Starting July first, DCFS raised the foster care board rate payments from $600 to 900 a month but stopped reimbursing families for incidental expenses. Danielle Eley fro...

ULM is expanding its health science offerings, thanks to a grant of more than $2 million from the Louisiana Department of Health through the Rural Transformation Project. Dr. Wendy Bailes, the dean of the ULM College of Health Sciences, says the grant will allow the school to provide well-educated medical professionals...

What a difference a couple months make in Louisiana. Whereas May and June were marked by torrential rains throughout the state, August is a completely different story. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says this month has been almost completely devoid of rain throughout the state. "We've averaged about 7/10 of a...

Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Office of Tourism unveil their marketing campaign for out-of-state tourism. Nungesser says the campaign, which was unveiled during the Louisiana Travel Summit in New Orleans, is entitled "Every Moment Feeds Your Soul." "We're highlighting all the grea...

Sunday is Clean Out Your Freezer Day. Hunters For The Hungry is encouraging those of you who hunt to make room in your freezer for the upcoming hunting season by removing wild game and fish out of your freezer and donating it to a local food bank. Julie Grunewald is the executive director for Hunters for the Hungry. &q...