Louisiana

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Former escaped inmate Tre’veon Jackson, 24, was sentenced to 200 years at hard labor without probation, parole or suspension of sentence for armed robbery Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Caddo District Court. Jackson was found guilty Oct. 15, 2025, in the 2021 armed robbery of a...

Artist Terrance Osborne announced that you can exchange your 'I Voted' stickers for a free autographed print.

In her bid to join the Louisiana Public Service Commission, state Rep.Stephanie Hilferty, R-New Orleans, has received more than $137,000 in campaign contributions from people and groups connected to some of the very companies that she would be in charge of regulating if elected. Hilferty, a Republican, is the likely...

Tuesday marked 50 years since one of the deadliest ferry disasters in U.S. History, when the George Prince ferry was struck by the Norwegian tanker Frosta, killing 77 people. The ferry was crossing the Mississippi River from Destrehan to Luling in the early morning hours. Many families affected gathered at...

(The Center Square) – Liquefied natural gas exporter Venture Global has announced plans to build a 10-gigawatt off-grid power network to supply artificial intelligence data centers that would be located on land the company owns near its terminals in Plaquemines and Cameron parishes. The company said Thursday it signed agreements with GE Vernova and Baker Hughes to buy 16 natural gas turbines for use in a private network. Capable of producing up to 11.5 gigawatts of electricity, the private grid

The State Fair of Louisiana is preparing to welcome visitors back to Shreveport October 29 through November 15, and this year’s fair will feature a special attraction that recently made history in the nation’s capital. The Freedom 250 Ferris Wheel, which served as the centerpiece of America’s 250th...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - The City of Shreveport has reached a payment agreement with the owner of Sanctuary Apartments, according to the city. This comes after Shreveport shut off water to the Sanctuary Apartments after the complex’s ownership group failed to pay its utility bill, leaving dozens of families without running water.

HAMMOND, La. (WVUE) - A Hammond Police officer who was arrested last month was booked Tuesday (Oct. 20) for violating the protective order associated with his previous arrest, deputies said. Corey Bergeron, 28, was initially booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail on one count of battery on a dating partner...

DESTREHAN, La. (WVUE) - Fifty years ago Tuesday (Oct. 20), southeast Louisiana was shocked to learn that 77 people were killed in the worst ferry disaster in US history. A 670-foot freighter called the Frosta slammed into the Destrehan-Luling ferry on the Mississippi River. A memorial ceremony was set for Tuesday night in Destrehan.

A New Orleans personal injury attorney has been sentenced to 32 months in federal prison after paying another man to deliberately crash into tractor-trailers, then filing lawsuits seeking compensation for the staged collisions. Danny Patrick ... Read more