Governor Jeff Landry today signed an executive order establishing the Office of Rural Health Transformation and Sustainability within the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), marking a major step forward in strengthening health care access and outcomes for rural communities across the state. The ex...

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) ratified a Declaration of Emergency issued by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Tyler Bosworth that establishes Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Management Zones.The action, which came June 2 during the Commission’s mo...

An inmate using what is referred to in the prison system as a “shank” was arrested recently at the Catahoula Correctional Center (CCC) near Harrisonburg after he used the device on another inmate. Ronald Lathers, Jr., 38, was charged with aggravated second degree battery of a fellow inmate and was q...

A 28-year-old Columbia man led law enforcement on a 40-mile, highspeed chase through three parishes Wednesday, May 20, which concluded with a five-hou...

Cherry Salter new Chief Operating Officer Hardtner Medical Center (HMC) in Urania continues to demonstrate financial stability as noted in their yearl...

Now set for August 5-7 – All offices Qualifying dates for all offices on the November 3 election ballot were changed recently as state officials conti...