BATON ROUGE, La. ( KPEL-FM) - Former Louisiana legislator and Speaker of the House J oe Reece Salter passed away on Saturday, ...

Trader Joe’s is officially coming to Lafayette. Documents show exactly where the store will be built, and when construction begins.

Shreveport officials presented data showing homicides down 40 percent after California Governor Newsom claimed the city had murder rates six times higher than San Francisco.

Today, the modest Englewood Post Office sits on part of the site where Holmes’ hotel once stood at 601-603 West 63rd Street.

Louisiana schools are adding vape detectors and therapy access. Will this high-tech crackdown on teen vaping expand to all ...

Controversial timing as Roblox defends removing users who exposed predators just before facing major child protection lawsuit ...

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell becomes first sitting mayor criminally charged by federal grand jury in corruption ...

The St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office booked 35-year-old Cody Beaudette into the St. Tammany jail for vehicular homicide, reckless ...

The 2025 Spirit Halloween in Lafayette will be open for the next few months, giving locals plenty of time to get their spooky ...

Something found in a common pantry item sold across Louisiana has prompted an urgent recall. Here's what shoppers need to ...

( KPEL News) - A Louisiana man is facing up to 60 years in prison after being convicted by a federal jury on charges of ...

On August 13, 2025, Rayne Police officers traveled to Hessmer and, with the assistance of the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's ...