Women earn 75 cents for every dollar paid to men, with the wage gap widest for women of color, according to a new report.

For birdwatchers, Chicot State Park represents something approaching paradise. The park sits along the Mississippi Flyway, one of North America’s major bird migration routes. During spring and fall ...

Some parts of the country could see up to 20 inches of rainfall this weekend, causing catastrophic flooding, forecasters ...

The rising water levels have prompted rescues and road closures. The storm, which has killed at least 16 people, doesn’t show ...

The US Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to proceed with millions of dollars of cuts to teacher-training ...

A massive storm hitting the central U.S. on Wednesday could spin up damaging tornadoes and dump heavy rain from northern Texas to the Great Lakes.

Nestled against the mighty Mississippi River sits a town so steeped in history and charm that it feels like stepping into ...

Tech giants are eyeing rural communities for their access to land, transmission lines and natural gas to meet rising energy demands, The Wall Street Journal reports.

They’re now a sign of community, family, and festivity—but crawfish used to mean something very different in Louisiana’s ...

Lafayette celebrates India’s Holi spring festival. It’s a opportunity to reflect on the growth of Indian culture in Acadiana.

In many places where Trump is hugely popular, residents are increasingly reliant on state income transfers. The issue could fracture the Republican party ...

There's still time to cast a vote in USA TODAY’s Readers’ Choice Awards for 2025's 10Best Historic Small Towns in the U.S. "We need your vote to maintain our spot as the winner," a recent post ...