PepsiCo, Inc. has recalled more than 122,000 cases of Gatorade nationwide over undeclared food colorings, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has now assigned it a risk level.

If you are one of millions of Americans taking medication to lower blood pressure, you may want to check the label.

The Trump administration has rolled back car fuel efficiency standards requiring automakers to ensure their products were using less fuel.

Starting Oct. 1, new eligibility rules and updated benefit amounts will take effect for the estimated 37 million Americans receiving SNAP assistance.

NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the loudest cheers for Sen. Ted Cruz at the Republicans’ recent midterm convention in Dallas came after the Texas politician targeted Muslim Americans and their faith’s reli…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Residents of the largest city in northern Ethiopia said they were living in fear as fighting resumes between federal troops and rebels opposed to Prime Minister Abiy Ah…

The Democratic Senate nominee challenged Ken Paxton to a Fox News debate after criticizing the attorney general for declining invitations from Nexstar, WFAA and Hearst/NBC/Telemundo.

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Leo XIV told journalists they were welcome to report on him, as he responded to the Trump administration’s attempt to bar U.S. media from the White House and affi…

Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu revealed he is considering running for president in 2028 in a Politico interview.

The East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney’s Office opened a criminal investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving a student-athlete and an LSU student.

LODI, Calif. (AP) — It’s harvest time in California wine country, but many growers are struggling to sell their grapes as changing drinking habits have caused demand to plunge. The decline is…

LONDON (AP) — A British prosecutor accused a doctor on Tuesday of overseeing six killings during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Dr. Vincent Brown was a leader or supervisor in the killing of a young wo…

Dolly Diamonds, a nonprofit organization, is hosting a free community celebration honoring the life, legacy and love of literacy of the late country music icon Dolly Parton.

The Salvation Army of Greater Baton Rouge is scheduled to open registration for its 2026 Angel Tree program from September 28 to October 2.

The St. George community is invited to a public open house to review a draft of the 2050 Comprehensive Plan and give their feedback.

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday for the first time in several years in the face of stubborn inflation. The central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), under Fed C…

The Louisiana First News StormTracker Team will keep you informed throughout hurricane season with weekly updates on the latest forecasts, storm predictions, and what Louisiana residents can expect…

The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) announced that all of its customer service centers are closed again Tuesday for system modernization.

A free Google-sponsored STEM event for Baton Rouge-area kids from K-12 is coming to Southern University’s campus on Saturday.

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The Ebola outbreak in Congo, the world’s fastest-growing outbreak of the disease on record, has now spread to seven provinces in the African country, local authorities …

Louisiana has recorded 18 heat-related deaths and more than 4,000 emergency department visits so far this year, according to data from the Louisiana Department of Health.

Johnson Begs Voters To Be Patient About Cost Of Living

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices keep climbing as the war with Iran keeps clogging the global flow of crude, and they got back to where they were before the summer on Thursday. That’s worsening worries a…

Southern University is set to operate remotely for the remainder of the week, officials confirmed.

Alvin Kamara returned to practice on Wednesday for the first time since injuring his knee during practice on Aug. 18, but coach Kellen Moore ruled out Cameron Jordan for New Orleans’ opener o…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lonnie Bunch is stepping down from the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution following a tumultuous year in which President Donald Trump tried to remake the portrayal of U.S. …

Bunch, the first African American and first historian to lead the institution, said he has ‘mixed emotions’ about departing.

Southern University College of Business dean Donald Andrews is stepping down, the university confirmed.

A baby teether is being recalled due to the risk of serious injury or death from choking.

Mississippi Sen. Juan Barnett, a Democrat from Heidelberg who chaired the Senate Corrections Committee, has announced his retirement.

The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case has declared a mistrial after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict.

The Department of Justice is expanding its investigation into beef affordability in the United States to include eight of the largest grocers in the country.

Get ready to spend more on travel this Labor Day weekend.

The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, according to new data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1 pe…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gunfire could be heard throughout a downtown Minneapolis apartment building as police responded to an active shooting Wednesday that left three people dead, including the suspect…

Dan Le Batard believes network execs continually prefer white NFL broadcasters, who the industry assumes are most "palatable" to fans.

The jury is on its fifth day of deliberations.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran fired on U.S. allies in the Gulf early Wednesday following a night of American bombardment that Iranian officials say included a deadly strike on a wedding p…

LAEM CHABANG, Thailand (AP) — The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier docked at a port in eastern Thailand on Wednesday after its grueling deployment in the Middle East that kept the ship at sea f…

Woods told officers at the scene the crash occurred while he was looking at his phone and changing the radio.

A new Baton Rouge General health clinic is coming to the Scotlandville area.

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — The judge in the Lindsay Clancy trial told jurors to keep deliberating Tuesday after they said they could not reach a unanimous decision on whether to hold the Massachusetts …

Baton Rouge leaders are pursuing a new federal grant they say could bring additional resources to the capital city’s fight against crime, with funding potentially extending beyond traditional polic…

LOUISIANA (KLFY) — A new law limiting certain nuisance, trespass and noise claims against aerospace operators has taken effect in Louisiana. House Bill 1098 is one of four new bills designed …

Gov. Jeff Landry highlighted the new criminal penalties for the use or possession of marijuana near school campuses in a letter to the LHSAA.

Nearly 2,000 pounds of cat and dog food is being recalled nationwide over Salmonella and Listeria concerns, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

There are approximately 85 Americans still missing after flash flooding on the border of Nepal and Tibet, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said Sunday.