Merger Monday on Wall Street

A pair of corporate mergers failed to boost the broader market Monday as investors await comments from Federal Reserve officials later in the week.

Four-state tornado outbreak kills 1; record damage

At least one person was killed and around a dozen injured Sunday when a string of tornadoes tore through four states, ripping roofs off homes, downing power lines and tossing trees like matchsticks.

City of Scott is expanding north bringing in more economic development

The city of Scott is moving north.  Work is starting next month on a $1.2 million project to extend city water and sewer lines under I-10.  Businesses have been crowding in along the south side of I-10 near the Scott exit, but the lac

Musicians raise their instruments to support victims of Mother’s Day shooting

Musicians are raising their instruments to show support for the victims of the Mother’s Day shooting.

Man arrested for 1962 murder of his wife; originally classified as ‘accidental drowning’

The family of a Lake Charles woman who died in 1962 never believed she accidentally drowned. That’s why they turned to an investigative reporter for help.

Community mourns the loss of Louisiana boy who drowned in Pensacola

A community continues to mourn today for an 8-year-old Louisiana boy who drowned over the weekend.

Louisiana Lottery players win big on record Powerball drawing

More than 142,000 Louisiana Lottery players will cash in on prizes won in the record $590.5 million Powerball drawing on May 18, including one $1 million Match-5 winner, for a total of more than $1.9 million in prize money.

More than 2 dozen seniors will not walk for graduation due to ‘senior prank’

Roughly two dozen high school seniors may be banned from participating in their graduation ceremony due to a costly act of vandalism.

Winning numbers for largest Powerball jackpot are ...

The million-dollar questions have been answered. What are the Powerball numbers, and have any winning tickets been sold?

High court to review church-state dispute over public prayers

A dispute over public prayers at town board meetings will be taken up by the Supreme Court in coming months, another contentious case over the intersection of faith and the public arena.