Louisiana teen is more than a spelling bee finalist. She's a 3x world record holder. By BEN NUCKOLS, Associated Press. Associated Press. Author email; Jul 8, 2021 Jul 8, 2021; ...

A Louisiana police officer almost resigned from his job after sharing a racist Facebook meme. Then, he became his town’s police chief. Almost two years ago, Wayne Welsh, then assistant police ...

Louisiana's environmental chief is trying out a different spelling for her last name in agency statements — and it seems designed to strike a chord with residents of the Bayou State. DEQ ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A middle school student in Baton Rouge is taking part in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.12-year-old Naqeeb Mohammad Hossain just finished 6th grade at ...

On Monday, July 12, Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy introduced a Senate Resolution congratulating Scripps National Spelling Bee champion Zaila Avant-garde. Avant-garde, a Harvey native, is ...

W-I-N-N-E-R.Six Louisiana natives are hoping to spell their way to victory at the 92nd annual Scripps Spelling Bee held just outside Washington, DC.There were 11 million spellers who started the ...

The Spelling Bee will featured 15 students in grades 3 through 8 from Baton Rouge, Denham Springs, Greensburg, Lafayette, Laplace, Pineville, and Monroe. The Institute provided a $10,000 grand prize ...