Neil Sedaka, the legendary singer-songwriter behind tracks like "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" and "Oh! Carol," has died at 86, his representative Victoria Varela confirmed to USA TODAY. "Our family is ...

All Louisiana Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $600. For prizes over $600, winners can submit winning tickets through the mail or in person at Louisiana Lottery offices. Prizes of over ...

BATON ROUGE — Postseason baseball is back at Alex Box Stadium. The winner of LSU-Little Rock will meet the winner of No. 2-seed Dallas Baptist and No. 3-seed Rhode Island on Saturday night. Two years ...

The Senate on Friday afternoon began advancing legislation to fund the government and avoid an extended shutdown, breaking an impasse that had held up the bill. The bill had stalled in the Senate amid ...

Two separate cicada broods will emerge this year – a simultaneous event that hasn’t occurred in 221 years and won’t happen again until 2245. Seventeen states will see “trillions” of Brood XIII and ...

SHREVEPORT, La. — Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson swept to an easy reelection victory in the 4th Congressional District Tuesday night, turning his attention to keeping the top job in ...

One of four victims of a stabbing on a Louisiana college campus thought to be a "random act of violence" by officials died at the hospital on Tuesday. Annie Richardson, one of four people attacked on ...

A second weekend of Mardi Gras parades kicks off tonight, with more than a dozen scheduled roll in Terrebonne and Lafourche through Fat Tuesday. Here are some tips and information, including a ...

The community of Kerrville, Texas, ravaged by the catastrophic flooding of the Guadalupe River nearly a week ago, was mourning its losses Thursday as rescue teams continue the grueling task of ...

Get ready for a spectacular show: A total solar eclipse will occur above the U.S. on the afternoon of April 8. Most Americans will be able to see it in some form, but the distance between your ...

Louisiana residents are already using the artificial intelligence agent ChatGPT for advice on parenting and dating. Now, Walmart wants AI to help you do your online shopping. The world's largest ...