louisiana

As an avid bass fisherman, I never really slowed down to think just how good we've got it here in our area. I was too busy catching fish.

A 15-foot, 2,000-pound Great White Shark has been spotted off the coast of Louisiana, and she could be on her way to the Texas coast next. In fact, an increase in shark sightings here in the South could be a sign of things to come.

One new law that went into effect on January 1st will make it illegal for public schools to suspend students in 1st - 5th grade for "willfully defying teachers or administrators."

Yes, the headline is accurate. There is a FREE music festival in New Orleans this weekend, and it starts today.

This might make you think twice about eating raw oysters. A Texas woman died after developing a flesh-eating bacterial infection about three days after she ate them, and doctors say it's not an isolated incident. It's something that happens about a hundred times each year.

If you have a really fun weekend planned, that might mean you're headed to Louisiana. One site says Texas is just a mediocre place for fun, but Louisiana is a Top 5 spot for amusement. Really?  Ok, why?!

At first glance it might look like a 10 foot by 9 foot patch of grass.  But the history behind it makes this obscure Texas landmark significant, and if you want to take a pic at that spot, it's not too far from Lufkin.

Sure, we might have a few drinks while watching the Cowboys or Texans, but does that really mean Texas is a drunk state?
People spend good money and valuable time figuring these things out.
And they learned that Texas likes to party.  But check out where our neighbors in Louisiana ended up.

A Diboll man is dead after an accident over the weekend in Louisiana, in Sabine Parish.
It happened Sunday morning, and Louisiana State Troopers say the drivers of the two pickups were both from Texas:  29-year-old Tommy F. Tilley Jr. of Diboll, and 65-year-old Earl John Broussard of Baytow…