The ban doesn’t apply to federal waters off the Louisiana coast, but state Attorney General Liz Murrill is challenging the action she calls “blatantly illegal.”

The LDH reported one winter weather-related death in the state this year—a 65-year-old man in Rapides Parish who died due to hypothermia—and advised people to stay inside during the extreme cold and to seek shelter if unhoused.

UL Monroe aims to end its nine-game slide when the Warhawks play South Alabama. Thursday's matchup is the first of the season between the teams.

The Ragin' Cajuns (7-6, 3-1 SBC) held onto the 20-plus point margin in the second half, growing the lead to as large as 30 points, in improving to 2-0 on the road in SBC play and securing the first 3-1 conference start since the 2021-22 season.

A rare winter storm charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday has closed highways and airports and prompted the first blizzard warning for southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana.

A popular Louisiana-based chicken restaurant is looking to place another location in Alabama - this time, in the Birmingham area. A representative of Raising Cane’s gave few details but confirmed that the Magic City is in the company’s sights.

Airline wide receiver Kenny Darby continues his rise as a national prospect in the 2026 Recruiting Class with the top programs remaining in h

Superior Environmental Solutions, a provider of vertically integrated environmental and industrial services, has acquired Mobile, Ala.-based American Remediation & Environmental Inc. Terms of the deal, which was announced Jan. 13, were not disclosed.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) joined Mississippi, Alaska, Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia in suing over the restrictions, which closed off several million acres to new drilling.

Mississippi and Alabama are the last states to celebrate Confederate general Robert E. Lee alongside Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.