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BATON ROUGE, La. (KPEL-FM) - The 2025 regular legislative session is underway in Baton Rouge and delegates are hard at work trying to craft bills that will help alleviate some of the financial burdens that plague the state. One of the first proposed bills that we've heard about deals with actually eliminating a local...

Planning an Easter Feast in Louisiana? Here’s What’s Open and Closed This Sunday. If you're planning a last-minute grocery run or egg hunt supplies for Easter Sunday, you may want to check store hours before heading out. Many major retailers and grocery stores in Louisiana will be closed on Sunday, April 20,...

MONROE – Isaac Walker’s one-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning broke a 2-2 tie and ULM held on to claim a 3-2 win over Louisiana in the finale of a three-game Sun Belt Conference series on Sunday at Lou St. Amant Field. Brennan Eager and...

Wing Wars of Acadiana: Acadiana's Chicken Wing Festival volunteers, cooks and members of the community of Lafayette came together Saturday with the goal of support. The event at Parc International in downtown aimed to benefit the Gifting Grace Project, which helps homeless children by providing them with essential...

14-year-old Rylon Daniels was tragically killed in a shooting at the New Iberia Spanish Festival, prompting the New Iberia Police Department to arrest a 15-year-old juvenile suspect on charges of second-degree murder and illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile.

As college costs continue to soar and demand for skilled workers in many sectors grows, more high schoolers are considering career paths that don't require four-year degrees. At the Career Magnet Center in Lafourche Parish, where juniors and seniors are bussed in daily from three neighboring high schools to study...

CADDO LAKE, TX — Caddo Lake has been crowned the most beautiful lake in Texas, according to a recent list by LoveExploring. The enchanting body of water, straddling the Texas-Louisiana border, was also ranked among the top 25 most beautiful lakes in the U.S.

Tucked into the rolling hills among the loblolly and sugar pines of northwest Louisiana is the state's oldest city, a good 250 miles and more than four hours by car from New Orleans. Natchitoches was "founded" by French-Canadian fur trader Louis Antoine Juchereau de St. Denis when he built a trading fort on the banks...

Reigning state champion Terriers, No. 1 in Division II select, have a 28-2 record with no seniors

Dana Rivera said to expect chaos. And there was indeed chaos. A week before Camp Rivera starts, Terrell Davis goes to his in-laws' house in Broussard to help them set up for a weekend full of competitive, family fun. Living room furniture is tucked into the garage, beds are made,...