Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs and the Blue Star Mothers of Louisiana invite the public to Gold Star Mother's & Family's Day on Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Gold Star Monument in the Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park, adjacent to the State Capitol in Baton Rouge.

Louisiana Supreme Court manages Thomson Reuters "C-Track” cyber incident, which put case management systems at risk of being compromised.

The National Weather Service issues a flood watch for East Texas area due to Storm Edouard.

Coastal Machine & Supply Inc., a Medora Manufacturing company, announced it will invest $25.5 million to expand its Lafayette Parish operations, providing new job opportunities for the area.

The American Cancer Society sent out a press release with the beginning of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, showing that reports of new cases are up 3%.

The lawmakers wrote that they share "grave concern that time is running out … to assist state and local election officials in protecting our elections from cyber and mis-and disinformation threats."

Food stamps have a direct link to other critical resources, such as free breakfast and lunch at school. Now, experts say they're starting to see that link break.

David Richardson worked to eliminate the country's top disaster agency when he led FEMA last year. Now, he says the administration has abandoned that goal.