A 29-year-old Harris County inmate died Saturday nearly 300 miles away from Houston less than a week after he was transferred to a correctional facility in LaSalle Parish in central Louisiana. Erik Carlson died on Jan.

"We believe that we are placing adequate resources into the state coffers to ensure stability for the time being," said Landry's statement, which was issued jointly with state Senate President Cameron Henry, state House Speaker Phillip DeVillier and state Treasurer John Fleming.

Registration is now open for the 2025-26 Drive, Chip and Putt youth golf competition. See dates and locations of qualifying sites in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Louisiana leaders react to the Trump administration’s order to pause federal loans and grants. The Hill reported that on Monday night the Trump administration directed federal agencies to temporarily pause the disbursement of loans and grants for a spending review.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Residents in Southwest Mississippi and Southeast Louisiana should expect to see low-level airplane flights from February through April as part of efforts to map geography and aquifers.

The historic, all-Black unit included more than 15,000 Black pilots, mechanics and cooks from throughout the nation, including Louisiana.

Last week’s historic winter storm may limit the supply of crawfish and drive mudbug prices up—but only in the short term. That’s according to Mark Shirley, a crawfish expert with the LSU AgCenter. Shirley tells Daily Report that the cold weather slowed the crawfish catch “quite a bit” because crawfish don’t move when water temperatures

The $10.5 million the State of Louisiana provided to help people pay for job training and industry certifications ran out six months ahead of schedule.

While the true extent of damage won't be known for a few weeks, promising signs point to a healthy sugar cane harvest season.

Portions of Tangipahoa, Washington, St. Tammany, St. Charles, St. John, St. James, Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes are under marginal risk Thursday night into Friday morning. There is a slight risk of severe weather in the central and northern parts of Louisiana.

Around 10:30 p.m. HPD and the Houston Fire Department responded to a shooting at 5050 Yale Street. A man in his 20s was found with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene by HFD. According to HPD Lieutenant Horelica, he just moved here from Louisiana.

The Jaguars lost 77-66 on the road Monday night at Louisiana-Monroe, a team that was previously winless in Sun Belt Conference play and had dropped 10 straight overall. South Alabama (14-7, 6-3 Sun Belt) falls into a four-way tie for second place in the conference standings after its second consecutive loss and third in its last five.