A new poll gives Governor John Bel Edwards his highest approval rating since taking office in January 2016…
A Zachary man is charged by a grand jury with first degree murder in the deaths of three people last month. 36-year-old Taurus Ike Hamilton allegedly killed his ex girlfriend and two others in East Feliciana Parish. He has not yet been charged with a fourth murder in East Baton Rouge Parish yet. His mother Belinda Folse is charged with accessory to second degree murder, after allegedly taking Hamilton across state lines…
Congress inserted a special provision in the 1.5-trilllion-dollar tax overhaul to allow flood victims to deduct more of the damages suffered. Baton Rouge CPA Brandon Lagarde says this provision should be a boon for those still recovering from the 2016 floods…
Nearly 64,000 Americans died last year from drug overdoses, leading to a decline in life expectancy for the second year in a row, according to the CDC. President and CEO of the Addiction Policy Forum, Jessica Hulsey Nickel, says the opioid crisis has been building for years, and the country is failing to address it…
The World Health Organization says the U.S. now ranks below several countries in life expectancy…