UFC comes to Smoothie King Center for Louisiana native Dustin Poirier’s final fight

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The UFC will return to New Orleans next month for what will be Louisiana native Dustin Poirier’s last fight. No. 5 lightweight Poirier will face off against Max Holloway for the UFC BMF title on Saturday, July 19. Also on the card, …

Louisiana vinyls plant wants to build new hazardous waste incinerators. Activists are concerned.

Westlake Vinyls is proposing to build two new hazardous waste incinerators at its plastics complex in Geismar that the company says would promote efficiency and circular recycling of energy and resources with minimal environmental impact, according to …

UFC comes to Smoothie King Center for Louisiana native Dustin Poirier's final fight

Louisiana Easy 5 Player Wins Jackpot on Saturday Night’s Drawing

BATON ROUGE, La. (KMDL-FM) - Someone in Louisiana has seen their net wealth go up a bit since Saturday night after the Easy 5 drawing in the Louisiana Lottery got a big winner. $60,000 Easy 5 Jackpot Hit in Louisiana The drawing on Saturday, June 14, 2025, …

Sign From Above? Louisiana Musician Reveals Amazing Moment

(Lafayette, LA) If there is one thing that almost everyone who lives in Lafayette, Scott, Broussard, Youngsville, or anywhere within shouting distance of I-10 can understand, it’s hot air. We seem to have a lot of it around these parts during the summer …

Alabama Crash Claims Life of Louisiana Motorcycle Rider

(KMDL-FM) A  21-year-old Youngsville, Louisiana, man has died following an early morning crash on a highway in Alabama. Alabama authorities say the incident happened at approximately 1:50 AM on a road in Covington County near Alabama State Highway 137 near …

Cleco is looking for a buyer. Here's who is expected to bid on the Louisiana utility.

Cleco is officially up for sale.  The investor-owned utility — which provides electricity to nearly 300,000 customers across 24 Louisiana parishes — has notified regulators on the Louisiana Public Service Commission that it has begun its search for a buyer …

An invasive fish in Louisiana waters was thought wiped out. It's back, and biologists are worried.

PORT SULPHUR — Along the levees in this former company town near the end of the Mississippi River, a destructive fish is making an unexpected comeback. Tilapia, a commonly farmed fish that’s ubiquitous at grocery store seafood counters, can pose a dire …

HEART OF LOUISIANA: LSU Origin

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - These LSU archaeology students are digging up the very beginnings of their state university. “A small little ceramic sherd,” said a student. The shaded hilltop near Pineville is more than a hundred miles from the sprawling campus …

Louisiana Minister Dies in Freak Accident After Being Thrown from His Boat and Hit by the Propeller

NEED TO KNOW A Louisiana minister was killed in a freak accident on June 8 Danny Harrison, 71, was thrown from his boat and hit by the propeller while in Lake Charles' Calcasieu River on June 8 He was remembered as a skilled fisherman who "gave …