Alligator with missing leg spotted in Louisiana park
Much of the alligator's right front leg was missing below its shoulder bone.
College student delivers baby hours before graduation, receives diploma at hospital
Dillard University student Jada Sayles gave birth to her son on May 14, the same day as her graduation ceremony in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Louisiana abortion bill: No more murder charges for women, lawmakers say
The controversial bill would have made women who end their pregnancies subject to criminal homicide prosecutions.
Louisiana bill would make abortion a homicide. Would Plan B be illegal, too?
A Louisiana committee has approved a measure that would make abortion a crime of homicide, but opponents fear that's not all the legislation would do.
The thunder rolls: Garth Brooks concert registers as earthquake in Louisiana
A seismograph located on Louisiana State University's campus registered a small earthquake during the sold-out show.
'American Idol' winner Laine Hardy arrested, accused of bugging ex's dorm room
“American Idol” winner Laine Hardy has been arrested after being accused of putting a listening device in his ex-girlfriend’s college dorm room.
Louisiana child forced to drink bottle of whiskey dies; grandmother, mom jailed
A 4-year-old girl is dead after her grandmother allegedly forced her to drink a bottle of whiskey while her mother watched, Baton Rouge Police said.
Woman murdered during Facebook Live video
Janice David, 34, was choked, beaten, and stabbed in what police called a "very gruesome, very evil act" that was streamed live on social media.
New Orleans man rigs flash bang inside truck after series of break-ins
Incident caught on camera shows thief surprised by flash bang
'I grabbed him out of the toilet': Mother gives birth in hotel bathroom
A woman in town for a work trip found herself in the middle of an unimaginable situation. The woman says she was just a few weeks from her due date and didn't realize she was going into labor.
7-year-old boy pens sweet letters for future adopters of his foster dog
Roman Duncan, 7, wrote a series of letters to Maggie’s "new famuley" [sic] — the one that would eventually adopt the pup Roman and his parents were fostering. Roman wrote, "Maggie is so cute. Maggie loves to play fech [sic] … Maggie is the best dog ever."
100-year-old rule banning jazz in New Orleans schools may finally be reversed
During Carnival season, flocks of marching bands parade through the city streets even though jazz music and dancing has been banned in New Orleans public schools for almost a century.
'I just knew it wasn’t good,' New Orleans resident describes enormous tornado
'It was almost like everything was coming back to life, returning to normal. And now this,' New Orleans native said of tornado ravaged community still in recovery from Hurricane Ida.
Driver captures video as tornado touches down in New Orleans
Multiple tornadoes spurred from a storm that moved across Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma Tuesday night.
Tornado tears through New Orleans as storms hit Deep South
The tornado moved Tuesday night across eastern New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish, causing extensive damage.
Teens arrested after 73-year-old woman carjacked, dragged to death
New Orleans Police said the victim, a 73-year-old woman, became entangled in her seatbelt and was dragged from the vehicle, resulting in her arm being severed from her body.
Video shows tractor-trailer nearly crashing into other vehicles on Louisiana highway
It was a very close call for a tractor trailer driver who was lucky to miss traffic after driving down an embankment and crossing several lanes of traffic in the Rayne, Louisiana area.
Meet 'Roux': New Orleans zoo officially names cute baby orangutan
Roux, a baby Sumatran orangutan, was born on Christmas Eve 2021 at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans and has been getting round-the-clock care.
Louisiana teacher Cynthia Perkins sentenced after lacing students' cupcakes with ex-husband's sperm
A disgraced Louisiana teacher will spend decades behind bars after pleading guilty to "horrific crimes" against children and admitted to serving her students cupcakes that contained sperm from her ex-husband.
Louisiana Senate candidate burns Confederate flag in latest ad
A Louisiana candidate for the U.S. Senate burns a Confederate flag in his latest video ad.