BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The year 2021 will be best remembered by many south Louisiana residents for the devastating impacts dealt by Hurricane Ida, but it was a year that delivered multiple weather ...

Hurricane Ida revealed a fragile insurance industry ill-prepared for the consequences of climate change. More than four years ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana set a new record for the number of deaths on its public highways in 2021, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. DOTD officials ...

Few pitchers in this year’s class will spark more debate than Hill. A 38th-round pick of the Cardinals out of high school in 2018, Hill is the younger brother of outfielder Kentrell Hill, a 10th-round ...

The Louisiana Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that 2021 highway deaths topped previous marks set in 2007. According to DOTD, preliminary data for fatal crashes and fatalities along ...

Animal shelters in Louisiana saved more dogs and cats in 2021 — even as shelters across the nation struggled — but the state still ranks near the bottom of U.S. states. Louisiana's shelters saved ...

Like most of the U.S., Louisiana‘s construction industry has been plagued by labor shortages and high materials prices in 2021. As the end of the year nears, there is a mix of optimism over the ...

The rate of cesarean deliveries — or C-sections — in Louisiana fell by nearly five percentage points in 2021 as part of an effort to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity, according to a release ...

The 2021 Sun Belt Championship Game on Saturday will feature No. 24 Louisiana and Appalachian State. The teams will face off at Cajun Field in Lafayette, La. The Ragin' Cajuns haven't lost since their ...

The number of state employees in Louisiana increased 5.4% from 2021 through 2024, but staffing shortages remain across most ...