Louisiana woman carrying fetus with no skull forced to travel to New York to get abortion

Nancy Davis was one of the first women to get caught in the confusing whirlwind of trigger laws in her home state of Louisiana since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June.

US Marshals rescue 14 missing or endangered children across Louisiana

In one case, a 17-year-old male had been kidnapped from the New Orleans area and was being held for ransom, authorities said.

Attorney: Video shows deputy stomping on 12-year-old boy during arrest

The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office has cleared the deputies, saying they “proceeded to use necessary force to effect the arrest.”

Sullivan Walter, Black man wrongfully convicted of rape at 17, exonerated 36 years later

Sullivan Walter was wrongfully convicted as a teenager for a New Orleans rape more than 36 years ago. He was finally freed this week after a judge threw out his conviction.

Human umbilical cords found in luggage at New Orleans airport

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said human umbilical cords have been found in passenger luggage flying through New Orleans’ international airport via the same flight this summer.

Louisiana abortion ban again blocked by judge

Abortion clinics in Louisiana can continue operating while a lawsuit challenging the state’s near total ban on abortions is resolved, a state judge ruled Thursday.

DACA: Appeals arguments heard on immigrants brought to the U.S. as kids

Attorneys hoping to save DACA, an Obama-era program that prevents the deportation of thousands of people brought into the U.S. as children, told a federal appeals court that ending the program would cruelly disrupt the lives of thousands who have grown up to become tax-paying, productive drivers of the U.S. economy.

High school graduation shooting leaves 1 dead, 2 hurt at Xavier University

The gunfire occurred about 11:45 a.m. near the Xavier University of Louisiana Convocation Center, where Morris Jeff Community School held its high school graduation Tuesday morning.

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.

'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.