10 Safest Cities in Louisiana

(KPEL-FM) - Everyone should feel safe in their home and in the town they live in. Hopefully, that's the case for you. A new study out highlights the safest cities in Louisiana for 2025, and there might be a surprise or two on the list. What Makes a …

New $3M South Louisiana Steel Plant Set to Boost Jobs and Growth

BROUSSARD, La. (KPEL News) — A $3 million investment in St. Martin Parish is poised to bring new energy to Acadiana’s manufacturing sector. Construction is now underway on a state-of-the-art steel manufacturing plant located just outside Broussard, along …

Duck Dynasty’s Robertson family’s massive $2.5m Louisiana compound revealed as unexpected member has priciest house

THE STARS of Duck Dynasty live in West Monroe, Louisiana just steps away from each other in stunning mansions. Willie Robertson and his wife, Korie, returned to the small screen with their children for A&E's Duck Dynasty: The Revival on June 1. 13 …

Red Alert: A Louisiana refinery spilled toxic waste into the community and knew about it for months

The Atlantic Alumina, a.k.a. Atalco, bauxite refinery in Gramercy, Louisiana. (Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator) This article is the first in a series on the environmental costs of America’s last remaining alumina refinery. GRAMERCY — For several …

Louisiana horse jockey arrested by state police, accused of using a 'shocking device' to win a race

He faces one count of violating a Louisiana law prohibiting the possession or use of devices that “unnaturally stimulate, depress, or excite a racehorse.” VINTON, La. — A Louisiana jockey was arrested Saturday following an investigation into cheating …

Shocking Arrest - Louisiana Jockey Accused of Using Stimulators

(Vinton, LA) Louisiana has several major horse racing facilities. Our state is also home to a lot more "bush tracks" which are not by any stretch of the imagination a "major horse racing facility". Still, while the bush tracks might not …

HEART OF LOUISIANA: State Parks Stargazing

RAYNE, La. (WAFB) - It was a night of frogging in a crawfish pond near the city of Rayne that reminded me of the spectacular beauty of the night sky. Far from city lights, you see an amazing star-filled universe. But for most of us, city lights and street …

‘Jaywalking’ Alligator Caught by Louisiana Police

Louisiana Restaurants Earn Spots on Southern Living "Best Of List

(KMDL-FM) We are into that time of year when it's too hot to turn on the oven or the stove in Louisiana. Heck, for a large portion of the day, it's even too hot to cook outside. Still, in a state where culinary reputations abound from the Cajun …

The Louisiana House voted to cut income and sales taxes. Then the math got in the way.

The state Senate on Sunday shelved proposals to reduce individual income and sales taxes in Louisiana – to avoid blowing a big hole in the state budget. The House overwhelmingly approved the tax cut bills on May 7, but the measures stalled before the …