News from 8/17/2026
- Gov. Jeff Landry signs two executive orders to streamline permitting processes for businesses
- Crash in Central results in driver stuck in vehicle
- Town of Independence reports internet outage
- Mrs. Louisiana heads to Las Vegas to represent state at Mrs. America Pageant
- Zachary Fire Department participates in the Food Fight to Feed Zachary
- Here's the local companies that made Forbes America's Best-In-State Employers 2026 List
- Brusly man sentenced to 49 years for shooting teen and burning body in an attempt to hide evidence
- Louisiana residents have the chance to have their designs featured on a billboard
- $1.7M road project on Juban Road in Livingston Parish to bring new asphalt and drainage fixes
- Former LSU Tiger Trendon Watford signs with the New Orleans Pelicans for $2.9 million
- LSU ranked No. 11 on preseason AP Poll; Tigers among 9 SEC teams in Top 25
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers greenlights Louisiana International Terminal on Lower Mississippi River
- WATCH: Lane Kiffin provides update on Tigers progress as home opener against Clemson approaches
- Former head of Baton Rouge tourism returning to help modernize aging River Center, downtown
- Baker superintendent bans candy from schools after student consumes possibly laced edible
- LSU Police investigating several Sunday night car burglaries
- BRPD: 15-year-old injured in shooting at Independence Park
- City of St. George reveals potential partnership with Uber to offer discounted rides
- 2 people hospitalized after pickup truck overturns along Frenchtown Road in Central
- Southern University welcomes students onto campus for 2026-27 school year