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 ...

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 ...

Almost 1,000 people died on Louisiana highways in 2021, considerably more than in the first pandemic year of 2020 and even more than in 2019. “We know what the trend we're seeing is," said Mark ...

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 ...

Louisiana experienced a record year for merger and acquisition activity in 2021, with 208 announced or closed transactions disclosed, involving a Louisiana target, buyer or seller. The figure is up 52 ...

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