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When the calendar turns to April, the jokes and pranks start to fly. April Fools’ Day is a holiday made for the best pranksters around. Its history is long disputed, with some saying it dates back to the Middle Ages. I’m here to tell you: be on your toes...

After a very active start to the day, sunnier skies and quieter conditions prevailed throughout Acadiana. That's going to set the table for a nice and stable evening, but gusty winds developing by midweek will bring a return of Spring warmth and high humidity.

A new prototype of the popular Walk-On’s Bistreaux and Bar will open in Carencro. Baton Rouge-based franchisee Ten Eight Concepts on Thursday closed on the purchase of the two-acre property near at 3500 NE Evangeline Thruway in front of the Center Square shopping center for just under $1 million, land record show.

When Ashley Orphe was just 10 years old, she lost her mother to breast cancer. A traumatic experience for anyone, the pain of losing a parent was compounded by a sense that maybe her mother’s death could have been prevented. But without access to health insurance, early diagnosis and top treatment were out of reach.

Patients in the newest wing of the Telemetry Care Unit at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center are treated for pneumonia, flu, appendicitis, gall bladder removal and more.

GRAND PRAIRIE, La. (NEWS 15) — A confirmed tornado swept through a rural area of St. Landry Parish, leaving a trail of destruction. Residents are now coming together to assess and repair the damage. The tornado, which touched down in the Grand Prairie area on Monday, March 31, destroyed...

Interim 16th Judicial District Attorney Morris Michael Haik III has announced plans to crack down on gun violence in communities, with a zero-tolerance policy for gun crimes and a focus on community safety.

Louisiana residents who live north of the US 190 Corridor that bisects the state from east to west will need to be weather-conscious for at least the first few hours of this Monday morning. The Storm Prediction Center has posted a severe thunderstorm watch for this part of the state that will remain in effect until 8...

After five years, Smoke Bayou is moving to a bigger location. Their last day of operation at 4355 Inniswold Road was March 30. Smoke Bayou has been a Baton Rouge favorite since July 2020. Owner Calvin Collier soft opened his new location, at 10655 Coursey Blvd., on March 28 and spent the weekend balancing both...

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office announced on Monday that it will take over defending the conviction and death sentence of Antoinette Frank, the former New Orleans police officer who killed two restaurant workers in a notorious triple homicide that shocked the city. Murrill said in a statement that...