An autopsy completed on the Amite High School football player who died Tuesday following a collapse after practice was not conclusive, and more testing is needed. Read the full story
Even more people came close to losing their lives to a suspected spree killer who fatally shot four people in the New Orleans area since the start of the month, authorities said Thursday. Read the full story
The former chief fundraiser for Our Lady of the Lake hospitals admitted in federal court Thursday that he embezzled more than $550,000 over a seven-year period. Read the full story
A Grambling State University football player was injured while his brother was killed in a deadly triple shooting at a Jefferson Parish playground late Wednesday, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation as well as a media report. Read the full story
Several LSU veterinarians thought outside the Lego box to get an injured turtle moving again. Read the full story
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BESE votes to close Laurel Oaks Charter School in Baton Rouge, Smothers Academy in Jefferson Parish
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$1 million of pure cocaine found floating in Gulf of Mexico, Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office says
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Raising Cane's CEO named most respected top executive in Louisiana, No. 28 in U.S.
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Lawsuit: Louisiana Bond Commission had no right to bar banks from state work over gun policies
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Red Roof Inn near I-12 in Baton Rouge sold for $2.2 million; 109-room property
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Triplet's Blue Store buys Jones Creek property in Baton Rouge for new restaurant
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Video: Jury hears closing arguments in trial between Saints' Drew Brees, San Diego jeweler
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