A task force is looking into whether Louisiana should establish a “business court,” which they say could become a selling point for companies considering a move to the state.

The Children’s Advocacy Center of Northeast Louisiana has been awarded accreditation by National Children’s Alliance following an extensive application and site review process. As the accrediting agency for Children’s Advocacy Centers (CAC) across the country, National Children’s Alliance aw…

A state official on Tuesday suggested Louisiana should enact stricter home construction standards to mitigate flood risk, but an industry representative said that would make houses unaffordable for the middle class.

Northern Louisiana’s cost of living reached a three-year low, according to the recently updated Cost of Living Index.

The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office recently recovered the body of Justin Dilmore, 31, of Monroe, from Bayou DeSiard.

A Bossier City woman lost her life last week after the vehicle she was driving traveled off the road and struck a large tree in Franklin Parish.   

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is cosponsoring legislation to disrupt criminal and terrorist organizations that use the illegal tobacco trade to fund their activities.

The public is invited to attend one of two visioning sessions to discuss preliminary project concepts for the City of West Monroe’s Downtown Streetscape and Placemaking project.

The Ouachita Parish Women’s Republican Club elected a new club president and other officers to serve a two-year term leading the group’s educational and political activist programs.

Monroe City Schools has completed its replacement of every desktop computer in the school system in light of a cyber-attack in July that afflicted several school systems.

City of Monroe officials broke ground Tuesday on a project building a new Breard Street Fire Station at the corner of Breard and Betin streets.

First Horizon National Corp. and IberiaBank Corporation recently announced reaching a definitive agreement under which the companies will combine in an all-stock merger of equals.

A Ville Platte man lost his life last week after being struck head-on by an 18-wheeler.   

Compete LA is an innovative initiative by the University of Louisiana System to assist adults ready to complete their college degrees.

By David Jacobs

In recognition of National Diabetes Awareness Month, throughout the month of November, Louisiana Healthcare Connections is promoting awareness of, and education about, diabetes in Louisiana.

Five New Orleans area individuals were recently arrested for their role in an insurance fraud scheme centered on staged accidents between private passenger automobiles and large trucks.

South Grand Street will be closed from Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. to Nov. 2 at 9 p.m. because of the set up of a zip line.

A project installing a reinforced concrete box culvert to fill a ditch along Interstate 20 Frontage Road near the Ike Hamilton Expo Center in West Monroe benefited from a Delta Regional Authority, or DRA, grant of $336,884.

U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy and Bob Casey have introduced a bill to provide parents and prospective students with better information about universities’ histories of hazing in an effort to eliminate hazing nationwide.

The state Office of Community Development unveiled its proposed action plan to spend $1.2 billion in Community Development Block Grant, or CDBG, mitigation funds last week at a public hearing in West Monroe.

A Monroe man lost his life last week after he lost control of his motorcycle and was struck by another vehicle.   

The Louisiana board that oversees higher education is requesting a $155.6 million funding increase in next year’s state budget.

Louisiana ran a $534.8 million surplus during the fiscal year that ended June 30, state officials said Friday.

Eighteen of 42 local public defender’s offices ran a deficit during the fiscal year that ended last summer, which the State Public Defender blames in part on fewer traffic tickets, according to a report by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor.