Coast Guard, other agencies working to clean up uncontrolled oil spill in south Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Coast Guard is still responding to an uncontrolled oil and gas release south of Venice, near the Southernmost Point of Louisiana, that started April 26 and has dumped thousands of gallons of oil into the water.  The agency said the …

Louisiana State Capitol glows red in honor of fallen firefighters

BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana State Capitol as well as the Governor's Mansion were lit red Sunday night to commemorate fallen firefighters.  It comes as part of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation campaign called "Light the Night." The …

Louisiana's John Foster moves into 'American Idol's' top 8. Watch him again Monday night.

After a performance of Bonnie Raitt's "Something to Talk About" and America's vote, Louisiana teen John Foster is now in "American Idol's" top 8. Some 45 family members and friends from Louisiana traveled to Hollywood for …

Want Louisiana's John Foster in the top 8 on 'American Idol'? Vote before the last commercial

OK, Louisiana. It's time to vote. Addis teen John Foster has just performed on Bonnie Raitt's "Something to Talk About" for "American Idol's" "Iconic Women in Music" night. He's received his usual kudos from …

College baseball: Louisiana Tech drops both halves of doubleheader at WKU

1 By Drew Parsley, Louisiana Tech Associate Director Strategic Communications BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Louisiana Tech (20, 11-9 CUSA) fell in both games of Sunday’s doubleheader, 5-4 and 22-12, to Western Kentucky (38-10, 14-7 CUSA) at Nick Denes Field.   The …

College softball: Louisiana Tech falls in extra innings in regular-season finale

1 By Stephen Featherston, Louisiana Tech Director of Strategic Communications; featured photo by Stephen Featherston HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Louisiana Tech dropped its regular season finale 3-2 in eight innings to Sam Houston on Sunday afternoon at the Bearkat …

Louisiana musician Marc Broussard says he cut Jazz Fest set short over 'severe dehydration'

It was "severe dehydration" that caused Louisiana native Marc Broussard to cut his set at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival a few songs short on Friday, the country music star said in a video posted to social media.  Broussard said …

Well Intervention Contractor Brings Louisiana Spill Under Control

  A spewing wellhead at an abandoned oilfield in the Mississippi Delta has been successfully sealed after a week of effort, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.   On Sunday, a well intervention team working for Couvillion Group - on contract for the Coast …

New ‘WWL Investigates’ episode examines BP oil spill fallout, safety rules, and Louisiana’s future

Episode 3 explores the battle over drilling regulations after the BP spill—watch it Sunday at 7 p.m. on WWL+ NEW ORLEANS — This Sunday, WWL Investigates returns with a powerful new episode looking back at the BP oil spill and the fight over safety …

A massive coastal restoration project is in peril amid claims Louisiana concealed a critical report