Of the 10 Louisiana beaches where tests found the water was “potentially unsafe” most often, eight sites were in Cameron Parish.

The Louisiana Department of Health reported the first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) this mosquito season.

Livingston Parish resident hospitalized in Louisiana's first West Nile Virus case, LDH confirms West Nile virus, which is spread by mosquitoes, has been detected in 14 parishes so far this year.

Katherine Ramerez Alberado, a former educator with the St. Mary Parish School Board, has been arrested and charged with engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a former student, leading to h… ...

La Plata County Commissioner Clyde Church resigned from the Board of County Commissioners on Monday, citing family reasons. The resignation is effective July 1.