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%.

It was a light bulb moment: If monsoon rains keep kids from safely getting to school, let's create a floating school to pick them up! Bangladesh pioneered the idea. How's it doing?

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow to revive efforts to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for a halt to air attacks during their visit, but Moscow has not publicly responded.