In New Orleans, Kratom is sold at gas stations and smoke shops, and it's advertised as many things, including an energy ...

Many law enforcement officials are calling for kratom to be banned because they said people can easily become addicted to it.

Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster airs weekdays at 9am and 9pm on WRKF. May 1, 2025 • Poet and novelist Jill Bialosky talks her latest work, "The End is the Beginning". Program director for Serve ...

At low dosages, kratom typically acts as a stimulant; at higher ones, it can have opioid-like effects. Supporters of the ban ...

Kratom starts as a leaf, but can be ground up and consumed in a lot of different ways, and has been for hundreds of years.

State lawmakers are at odds over a substance some say is a safe alternative to pain killers. Gabbard Declassifies Biden’s ...

While Louisiana state legislators are preparing to discuss banning or regulating kratom, the parish is hoping to take the ...

State Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, wants kratom banned outright. He said he believes the products are too dangerous to be allowed, and he has won support from many law enforcement officials. His ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Louisiana lawmaker wants to crack down on companies that book and resell restaurant reservations without the restaurant’s permission. House Bill 90 ...

SHREVEPORT, LA - Cases of the measles have been closing in on Louisiana with a case last week reported in the Longview area. Now we know there is a case in Louisiana. The Louisiana Department of ...

The application deadline for the online MBA programs at Louisiana Tech University, a public school, is rolling. For these programs, all of the online classes are recorded and archived. Students ...