A few weeks before Whitney Ard’s toddler son ingested a fatal dose of fentanyl, investigators found 8.5 ounces of the potent synthetic opioid in the attic of her Denova Street home. Nearby were four pounds of methamphetamine, a “ghost gun,” $26,00…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy may have voted to convict Donald Trump on an article of impeachment charging the president with “incitement of insurrection,” but he joined fellow Republicans Tuesday demanding to know why the FBI searched the former preside…
A Hammond man convicted of second-degree rape and sexual battery during a 2020 Covington home invasion has been sentenced to 50 years in prison without the possibility of parole, north shore District Attorney Warren Montgomery said.
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A Baton Rouge man was arrested after authorities discovered he used the online messaging app Kik to distribute dozens of pornographic pictures of underage girls, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said.
A Mississippi man was sentenced to Louisiana state prison for 99 years for committing a sex crime against a minor in Hammond, La.
A driver sped past four people walking down the street Monday night in Gonzales, got out and fired a gun at them, hitting two, police said.
When Vince Wozniak went noodling for the first time, the rush of adrenaline had him hooked.
Editor's Note: This article contains depictions of violence that some readers may find disturbing.
After 39 years of the state saying no, a legislative committee agreed Tuesday to pay $101.5 million to Tangipahoa Parish victims of flooding caused by the building of Interstate 12.
Plus, here's the full list from health officials about which clinics are offering vaccines.
The remains of a Hammond man who had been missing since last month have been found and three suspects have been arrested, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.
Private contractors, overseen by federal and state agencies, are cleaning up spilled oil just north of Timbalier Island.
A Hammond man’s hopes of becoming the city’s next mayor were dashed Tuesday morning after an appeals court affirmed his disqualification for living at an address different from his voter registration.
A father accused of letting his 2-year-old son fall down a flight of stairs, beating him with a belt and leaving him alone, unresponsive in a Baton Rouge hotel room will now face a first-degree murder count, according to Baton Rouge police.
The Highland Road estate of former LSU Basketball Coach Will Wade is up for sale with an asking price of nearly $1.6 million.
The Ponchatoula Kiwanis Club partnered with Sisters Serving Sisters for a back-to-school giveaway July 30 that attracted hundreds to the Kiwanis Log Cabin in Ponchatoula.
The following people were booked into the Ascension Parish Jail on July 28-Aug. 4:
More than 120 students in the Albany School District received a jump start on the new school year by attending the school district’s Hornet Academy, which was held July 11-22 at Albany Upper Elementary and Albany High School.
At the July 28 meeting, Zachary Rotarians were updated on the Baton Rouge Zoo Master Plan by zoo Director Jim Fleshman.
The North Oaks Medical Center Level II Shock Trauma Center team is offering a free Stop the Bleed emergency training course for the public from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Aug. 16.
Athletes in Louisiana are heading back to the playing fields to try out, practice and condition for fall school sports. Many of them could face being injured and the American Red Cross has ways that coaches can help keep players safe in hot weathe…
Airline travel is back in full swing, but scammers are taking advantage of increased flight cancellations with a new con, according to the Better Business Bureau.
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The following people were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison or issued a summons by the Zachary Police Department from July 29-Aug. 4:
Sal Perricone, former FBI special agent, federal prosecutor, adjunct professor and author, addressed Ascension Republican Women at the Ascension GOP Roundtable July 21 at the Clarion Inn in Gonzales.
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Here's the schedule for the East Feliciana Council on Aging, 11102 Bank St., Clinton:
At lunchtime Friday, Aug. 5, the sun temporarily outshone the large amounts of rain the area has experienced.
Days after a Baton Rouge mother was arrested in a case involving her toddler overdosing on fentanyl and dying, the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services announced Monday that its caseworkers will immediately visit young children who…
A study group of Louisiana's top school board voted Monday to press ahead with major changes in how high schools are rated and other operations despite opposition from local superintendents and questions about the scope of the overhaul.
The East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council plans to toughen penalties against drag racers, along with the people who watch them, in order to give police officers more tools to crack down on a problem they say has gotten out of hand.
KC Road, an important cut-through between La. 621 and La. 74 north of Gonzales, will be closed for three weeks starting Tuesday, Ascension Parish officials said.
Three Acadiana men were cited by Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries agents for illegally possessing 49 red snapper and an undersized cobia, authorities said.
A man whose 2-year-old son died over the weekend at a budget motel plagued by a drumbeat of crime and safety incidents is accused of letting the toddler tumble down a flight of stairs, beating him with a belt and leaving him alone in a hotel room …
Schools are reopening this week across Louisiana, with the usual excitement tempered this year following the murder of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in neighboring Texas on the final day of school last year.
After 42 years behind bars, a Baton Rouge man sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the 1979 killing of his roommate and another friend will go free.
A shooting late Sunday night in Baton Rouge's Fairfields neighborhood left a man dead, police said.
First-term Ascension Parish Councilman Joel Robert has been urging his colleagues for the past few months to consider term limits for themselves and the parish president.
Police arrested a man for cruelty to a child in the death of his 2-year-old son, who suffered fatal injuries over the weekend at a Baton Rouge budget motel plagued by a drumbeat of crime and safety incidents, according to officials.
Three Acadiana men were cited by Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries agents for illegally possessing 49 red snapper and an undersized cobia, authorities said.
A man whose 2-year-old son died over the weekend at a budget motel plagued by a drumbeat of crime and safety incidents is accused of letting the toddler tumble down a flight of stairs, beating him with a belt and leaving him alone in a hotel room …
Schools are reopening this week across Louisiana, with the usual excitement tempered this year following the murder of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in neighboring Texas on the final day of school last year.
After 42 years behind bars, a Baton Rouge man sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the 1979 killing of his roommate and another friend will go free.
A shooting late Sunday night in Baton Rouge's Fairfields neighborhood left a man dead, police said.
First-term Ascension Parish Councilman Joel Robert has been urging his colleagues for the past few months to consider term limits for themselves and the parish president.
Police arrested a man for cruelty to a child in the death of his 2-year-old son, who suffered fatal injuries over the weekend at a Baton Rouge budget motel plagued by a drumbeat of crime and safety incidents, according to officials.
Three people were injured in a shooting in Baker early Monday, according to the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office.
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Ronald Marshall recalls being drained of energy every morning after picking vegetables in the unshaded fields of Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. But the dorm where he lived with about 80 others was hotter than outside.
Dr. Will Freeman loves helping residents in Louisiana's rural hospitals. But he knows that many patients arrive in his emergency room because family doctors, who could provide preventative treatment, are hard to come by.
St. Amant High student Madeline Boeckmann will never forget the feeling of stepping into St. Peter's Basilica knowing she would soon be performing during a Mass in Vatican City.