Free pints, a 50/50 raffle and bragging rights are on the line October 1 as Slidell's finest face off for local school bands.

The new law bars campus bans on self-defense spray, though hospitals, K-12 buildings and armed-security events stay off-limits.

New Orleans will reach the low 90s Tuesday with a heat index near 105 and a chance of slow-moving afternoon storms. Hotter, drier weather builds through the weekend.

The St. Tammany Fishing Pier is linked to shore again for the first time since Hurricane Ida, with finishing touches due by year's end.

A predawn shooting on Smith Street in Hahnville left one juvenile dead and another in custody, deputies say, on a block with a violent history.

Convergence 2026 brings 500-plus weavers to the Sheraton, with free Friday shopping and a service project for Habitat for Humanity.

A $3 million Farmers First fund meant for Louisiana growers got split three ways, with two-thirds going elsewhere.

A $41.50 rate hike for independent rural clinics is reshaping who profits as Louisiana's Medicaid rolls shrink by 200,000.

Cajun jam sessions, French Mass, and a noisemaking parade filled Vermilionville on Sunday as Lafayette marked its Acadian roots.

New moms on Medicaid can now get doula support for free — up to $1,500 worth per pregnancy, from prenatal visits through delivery.

Kelsey Smith's parents are selling $10 raffle tickets in New Orleans, hoping their daughter's law finally goes nationwide.

Park Place sold for $82 million and got a new name, while LSU pushes upperclassmen off campus until 2027.

New Orleans gets one more round of hit-or-miss afternoon storms Monday before a hotter, drier stretch takes over.