After severe weather brought rain, strong winds and spectacular lightning, the Baton Rouge area was dealing with some downed trees, fences and power lines Saturday. Read the full story
One person was killed and two others were wounded in a shooting around 1 a.m. Saturday at 8345 Florida Boulevard, BRPD says. Read the full story
The family of Kori Gauthier, the LSU student from Opelousas who disappeared Wednesday, held a prayer service for her on the Mississippi River levee Friday evening. Read the full story
The man killed when a tornado ripped through a stretch of homes in Palmetto early Saturday has been identified as 28-year-old Jose Antonio Higareda of Opelousas, St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard confirmed. Read the full story
38-foot-long male washed up on Sandy Key near Florida Everglades, its insides shredded Read the full story
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