Kids/Family/Schools

Easy homemade popsicles are a fun way for Southwest Louisiana families to beat the summer heat with fruit, juice and simple ingredients.

With summer break arriving across Louisiana, many parents are facing the same big question: when is a child old enough to stay home alone?

Spring break in Southwest Louisiana doesn’t have to cost a thing. Here are free and low-cost things to do in Lake Charles that’ll keep the kids busy all week.

As kids latch onto the latest fidget craze, parents are finding themselves in a bit of a travel pickle.

Just when parents thought a night out was in the budget, babysitting rates have soared. Who knew a little fun could cost so much?

A community is rallying together as they search for a missing 12-year-old girl in Opelousas.

When playtime turns risky: a recent incident in Walker raises alarms about kids and railroad safety that no parent should ignore.

A new WalletHub study ranks Louisiana among the worst states to raise a family in 2026.

If you have kids or babysit kids, you should ask them this very simple question each day they return from school.

Here are some hacks to make your travel time with the kiddos this holiday a little less chaotic.

Squirrel hunting has faded from the scene, but it once brought families together in the woods every October. Let's revisit those cherished moments and what they meant.

A young man was directed to help an elderly woman as she attempted to load her groceries, and we salute he and his mother for what they did on this day.