Watch: Police chase ends with tractor takedown

Police in Louisiana said the tractor had been reported stolen earlier that morning.

New Orleans parade marred by shootings: 2 dead, 10  injured

New Orleans police say they're investigating after two people were killed and 10 others were wounded in two separate shootings along a parade route.

Mother accused of abandoning child on highway and falsely reporting kidnapping

A Louisiana mother has been charged after falsely reporting the kidnapping of her child, whom she allegedly ran over and abandoned on a highway.

TikTok star 'Mr. Prada' arrested after Louisiana therapist found dead wrapped in tarp

Terryon Ishmael Thomas, who is known as “Mr. Prada," was arrested earlier this week in connection to the death of a therapist after police found the man’s body along a Louisiana highway.

Francine weakens, leaves damage in Louisiana
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Nearly half-a-million customers in Louisiana are waiting for power to be restored after the destruction of Tropical Storm Francine.

Hurricane Francine builds strength as it approaches
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Hurricane Francine could strengthen into a Category 2 storm before making landfall late Wednesday. It's taking aim at Louisiana, but people along the Texas Gulf Coast are also getting prepared. Wind gusts of more than 100 mph are expected along with heavy rain and a storm surge of six to ten feet. People in New Orleans spent Tuesday filling sandbags, buying gas and stocking up on groceries. The majority of New Orleans sits below sea level, so flooding there is a top concern.

Louisiana braces for Tropical Storm Francine
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Tropical Storm Francine is just hours away from impacting Louisiana. The storm is expected to gain hurricane strength before making landfall. FOX's Bowen Kedrowicz is in New Orleans with more on how people have been preparing there.

Louisiana boy, 10, arrested in double homicide of former mayor, his daughter

A 10-year-old Louisiana boy was arrested after allegedly telling authorities that he fatally shot a former mayor and his adult daughter over the weekend.

Mother tells reporter why she killed son after 4-year-old's body found in lake

After a 4-year-old was found dead at an interstate welcome center and his brother found crawling in a ditch nearby, their mother told reporters why she did it.

Louisiana classrooms must display Ten Commandments under new law

Louisiana is now the first state in the nation to require the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom - from kindergarten to state-funded universities.

Two booked for murder after Amber Alert for Louisiana children, 4-year-old dead

Hours after Louisiana State Police issued an Amber Alert for two kidnapped children whose mother was brutally murdered, police discovered the body of a 4-year-old girl.

Screaming hairy armadillo pups welcomed at New Orleans zoo

As the name suggests, screaming hairy armadillos have hair covering part of their bodies and they let out a “loud-pitched squeal” if they feel threatened.

Surgical castration now possible for child sex offenders in Louisiana

Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval to a bill that would allow judges the option to order someone to undergo surgical castration when the person is convicted of a sex crime against a child younger than 13.