HAUGHTON, La. - Crawfish season is basically a holiday in Louisiana, but last year was a rough year for mudbugs.

Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, ending a more than two-year vacancy and marking a step towards lifting the war-battered country out of financial meltdown.

Night - Mostly clear. Winds NNE. The overnight low will be 42 °F (5.6 °C). Mostly sunny with a high of 65 °F (18.3 °C). Winds from NNE to NE at 5 to 7 mph (8 to 11.3 kph). Cloudy today with a ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) said he’s “convinced” New Orleans is safe after a Wednesday attack that killed 15 people and injured 30 others after a man drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street.

Louisiana is set to increase its sales tax rate by a total of 5% on Wednesday, ringing in the new year as the highest in the country, according to Sales Tax Institute, This sales tax increase will ...

Comedian, actress and New Orleans defender Amy Schumer has entered the chat on where to get the best crawfish in New Orleans. Schumer, who performed at Toulouse Theater in the French Quarter over ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A new Louisiana law takes effect Wednesday (Jan. 1) that will allow insurance companies operating in the state to drop at-will a percentage of their property insurance policies.

HOUSTON — There's good news for anyone who's ready to dive into some crawfish. Mudbugs are already on sale at some places across town, and the prices are expected to be about half of what they ...

What better way to incorporate the spirit of Louisiana into your cuisine than to try a crawfish-filled savory king cake. While sweet king cake may be a Mardi Gras staple in Louisiana, don't ...

Last year, crawfish season started with a whimper, not a bang. Unfavorable conditions and high prices even led to the closure of Saigon House, a local Viet-Cajun spot. But 2025 marks a comeback ...

A collision of conservation efforts in rural Louisiana has pitted crawfish ponds and tree planting against one another, illustrating some of the new complications being created by the emerging ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The sun shines through concertina wire on a fence at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La., April ...