NEW YORK — Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses and announcing 142 store closures that will include one Kmart in Metairie.
Monday, October 15, 2018
The state Department of Education lacks an effective process to investigate child care complaints, failed to quickly check on reports of providers operating illegally and sometimes neglected to issue enforcement actions when problems were found, L…
A man was found dead inside a Meadowbrook Avenue house fire, St. George Fire Department said Monday morning.
Sunday, October 14, 2018
A new crime fighting initiative in Baton Rouge is positioning itself to address gun violence from the ground up, hoping to change the culture one person at a time.
A Prairieville man was booked Saturday night on seventh-offense DWI, Louisiana State Police reported Sunday evening.
It’s been 15 years since Marcia Llewellyn left Norco, a community located next to an industrial complex long known for its distinctive odor, and a place that many residents said had become too polluted to live in.
Sunday, October 14, 2018
In a flash, they were airborne. Their car hit a tree, flipping. Jada Jones felt a sharp jab of pain to her face. The driver-side door came off, but Jones’ friend grabbed her from the passenger seat, keeping the 20-year-old from flying out of the car.
One in three teachers at F-rated public schools in Louisiana is either uncertified or teaching outside their field of expertise, according to a survey released Friday.
DENHAM SPRINGS — Louisiana State Police officials have released the name of the motorcyclist killed in a crash Saturday night in Livingston Parish.
Sunday, October 14, 2018
Stand for Children once again looks to be a big player in races for East Baton Rouge Parish School Board.
Requests from commercial businesses and residential communities wanting to be absorbed into the Baton Rouge city limits could once again cripple efforts to create a new city of St. George in southeast East Baton Rouge Parish — much to the dismay o…
Who is funding the St. George breakaway? They are advertising heavily with signage and digital marketing.
Sunday, October 14, 2018
While the Sunshine Bridge remains indefinitely closed after a barge-mounted crane crashed into the bridge Friday, the Plaquemine ferry is extending its hours to aid with the commute.
A man was shot and killed at a Florida Boulevard gas station Saturday night in a brazen act of violence that left his family mourning their loss and questioning how their loved one became the target of deadly gunfire.
After a loaded 18-wheeler jammed into a home in Central early Sunday, firefighters had to rescue the trapped driver from "one of the most complicated vehicle crashes we've had in years," according to a Facebook post by the Central Fire Department.
Sunday, October 14, 2018
In East Baton Rouge Parish, 65 people have been killed so far in 2018.
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Saturday, October 13, 2018
Former Gov. Bobby Jindal has again grabbed for the steering wheel from the backseat.
A year out from election day, Gov. John Bel Edwards has drawn his first official Republican opponent in the 2019 governor's race, but other potential challengers remain mum on their official plans.
Two adults were hospitalized after a mail truck and an SUV were involved in a head-on collision Saturday in Central, according to the Central Fire Department.
One person died after a Saturday evening crash on 4-H Club Road in Denham Springs, Louisiana State Police Senior Trooper Bryan Lee said.
Fraternities at LSU may be experiencing whiplash after the university’s latest revision of tailgating guidelines upended Greek pre-game parties for the second time this football season.
A black juror's allegation that two white jurors made racial remarks about a black Baton Rouge man recently convicted of raping a teenager isn't enough to warrant a new trial, according to a prosecutor who is casting doubt on the juror's claim.
A new ordinance restricting the behavior of bicyclists on West Feliciana Parish roads has angered the local cycling community whose members have responded by canceling races traditionally held there.
An Illinois man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Friday night in Livingston Parish, Louisiana State Police said.
Friday, October 12, 2018
SpARTish students in Tweety Bachemin’s fifth-grade class at Holy Ghost Catholic School painted houses and rooms during a recent lesson on Spanish household words. Students painted one side of the house as the exterior view and the other side as ro…
CONVENT — John D. Celestine Jr. was sentenced to life in prison Friday for the 2014 slaying of his fiancee's 12-year-old daughter after admitting he killed the girl.
For the second time in a month, an East Baton Rouge Parish school bus driver has been fired after leaving a young child on a school bus after finishing the route.
A Baton Rouge man was arrested Thursday night, accused of the Sept. 8, 2017, fatal shooting of a man on Seneca Street, just an hour after the victim had spoken to Baton Rouge Police about a double murder that had happened earlier that same day, Ba…
Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard is ramping up his efforts to pass a half-cent sales tax that would fund his department and more school resource officers amid growing public apprehension about the proposal.
Law enforcement and first responders from around the state were honored and blessed this week at what was described as a 'Blue Mass,' where Baton Rouge Bishop Michael Duca prayed for their continued safety.
A family member of the state work release inmate killed in a workplace incident Thursday said he suffered a head injury from a falling beam.
A Baton Rouge woman was arrested Thursday night, accused of wearing a police officer's badge and hat to stop drivers in her neighborhood and ask them for their driver's license and insurance information, arrest records show.
Two people from Texas died in a single vehicle crash on Interstate 12 westbound Thursday, when the driver, who was injured in the crash, ran off the interstate for unknown reasons, State Police said.
Authorities arrested at least four people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into parish prison between Wednesday and Friday, booking records show.
Despite the firing of the Baton Rouge police officer who shot at a motorist in August, the department's investigators found no probable cause to arrest him, East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore III said Friday.
Even though Baton Rouge police administrators fired an officer who shot at a motorist in August, the department's detectives did not find a reason to arrest the policeman, East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore III said Friday.
The operator of a crane barge that slammed into the Sunshine Bridge at Donaldsonville early Friday, shuttering the critical span, has a history of marine accidents in Louisiana, including ramming a tugboat into the Mardi Gras World warehouse and w…
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook says hackers accessed data from 29 million accounts as part of the security breach disclosed two weeks ago, fewer than the 50 million it initially believed were affected.
The Clinton mayor and police chief were arrested Friday on abuse of office and illegal contract allegations after an investigation into how the town came to lease four police vehicles under a contract that has led to a significant debt, according …
ATLANTA (AP) — By all accounts, Sarah Radney was safe inside her grandparents' home when Hurricane Michael roared into southwest Georgia.
The Cajun Navy selflessly plunges into storm-ravaged areas to render aid ... just make sure if you offer support, it's to the real heroes.
DONALDSONVILLE — Louisiana highway officials closed a major route over the Mississippi River on Friday, and said it would remain shuttered indefinitely, after a barge-mounted crane crashed into the span and severely damaged a load-bearing beam.
Thursday, October 11, 2018
WALKER — A state prisoner in a work release program affiliated with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office died Thursday afternoon after he suffered a head injury while working with construction materials, the sheriff said.
The Baton Rouge Police officer who shot his gun at a civilian and then claimed he had been shot at first was fired Thursday after an investigation revealed his version of events didn't add up.
A Donaldsonville man was sentenced to more than 6½ years in prison Thursday for his part in an Ascension Parish-based drug trafficking network that law enforcement authorities said distributed heroin in the Baton Rouge area.