'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.

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.

Mom, Iraq war veteran pulls gun on man trying to enter her car: 'Locked and loaded'

A Louisiana mom and Air Force veteran pulled a gun on a man who tried to get into her car while she was sitting in gridlocked traffic with her 2-year-old son. Charise Taylor said she didn't fire her weapon, but was ready to do so in order to protect her child.

Man, 87, tied up during armed robbery; 2 arrested

Deputies said an 87-year-old man was tied up while an armed robber made off with his valuables, including his car.

Louisiana National Guard uses old Christmas trees for emergency training

At this point, many of us have already thrown out our Christmas trees, but in Louisiana, these discarded trees serve an important purpose for the United States Army.

Gators contaminated by massive diesel spill get scrubbing, teeth cleaned

Wildlife rehabilitators are decontaminating dozens of alligators, scrubbing their hides and brushing their teeth with Dawn dish soap after a pipeline rupture dumped 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a Louisiana wetland. 78 gators have been rescued so far, but more than 100 animals have been found dead in the area.

'Operation Boo Dat': 5 missing teens found, 30 arrested in New Orleans sting

Dozens of suspects were arrested and five teenagers were found during “Operation Boo Dat,” an annual investigation that lasted from mid-October until Dec. 24 in the New Orleans metro area.