BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- Governor John Bel Edwards says he's tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from travel. The governor's office said Gov. Edwards is fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and up to date on boosters and he does not have symptoms at this time. Gov. Edwards shared the following statement Friday: “Throughout the COVID-19 [...]
The U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case Friday, effectively ending the federal constitution protections for abortion in a ruling powered by the court's conservative majority.
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards says being pro-life shouldn't end with being against abortion.
A St. Landry Parish grand jury returned indictments against three people involved in the shooting deaths of a 4-year-old girl and 46-year-old man.
President Biden on Friday vowed to protect access to abortion pills and contraception in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
On Friday, the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, Louisiana Right to Life held a press conference to celebrate and encourage support for moms & babies.
La. Atty. Gen. Jeff Landry celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade today in a speech from the Cajundome Convention Center in Lafayette as part of the Victory 2022 rally.
Lafayette law enforcement officers are paying it forward by helping elderly residents endure the summer heat.
Louisiana's trigger law, which has been in place since 2006, outlaws abortions in the state now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe Vs. Wade.
Friday morning, the Supreme Court made a historic decision to strike down Roe v. Wade, giving each state the authority to limit or ban abortions. Louisiana leaders have already begun responding to the decision, some offering praise.
The Supreme Court has struck down Roe v. Wade, eliminating the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion and handing states authority to drastically limit or ban the procedure.
Freetown-Port Rico could be seeing major developments near downtown. This comes as the Lafayette Community Development and Planning Department plans to re-zone the area.
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD)--The roadways are getting dangerous this time of year and the Louisiana State police want you to put the distractions down, and focus on driving.
A Shreveport woman convicted in May for assaulting a couple with a lawn-mower blade in the Werner Park neighborhood three years ago will spend at least a year in jail for the attack.
Evangeline Parish is seeing a slight uptick in catalytic converter thefts and investigations by the sheriff's office in just the last week or so.
Two defendants, both from Sunset, were sentenced for the production and distribution of child pornography.
The FDA says immunocompromised people who consume the product, which is mainly used for constipation relief, may be at risk for invasive infections that could lead to life-threatening effects.
The Lafayette Police Department (LPD) responded to an incident at a retail store in which a man forced entry before the store opened and made threats toward the only employee present at the time.
Acadia Parish District Attorney Don Landry announced that a Crowley man was found guilty today of second-degree murder in the 2018 shooting death of his wife, Heather Mouton, 37, in front of their children.