Louisiana

Yesterday, U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle, along with the federal, state and local participating agencies comprising the Homeland Security Task Force – Region 15 CORE – New Orleans (“HSTF”), announced the successful conclusion of a nearly four-year, extensive multi-agency narcotics investigation that dismantled multiple drug trafficking organizations operating throughout the Bayou Region. This investigation led to numerous federal indictments, state arrests, substantial prison sentences, as we

A New Orleans Police Department patrol officer turned himself into police custody after allegedly pulling out his service weapon on his roommate.

A fire watch is in effect for most of southeastern Louisiana and coastal Mississippi, including Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes. This means that conditions are very favorable for fire to grow and spread quickly across large areas. Very windy conditions are expected to continue into this afternoon, with north winds gusting up to 30 to 35 mph.

Louisiana authorities have charged a 71-year-old woman with animal cruelty following a disturbing discovery in her Morgan City residence. The case highlights the ongoing challenges of animal welfare in residential settings.A routine welfare check in Morgan City, Louisiana, turned into a horrifying discovery last Thursday when police found the remains of 22 cats inside the […]

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana voters will decide on 10 constitutional amendments Nov. 3, including several involving property taxes. “I don’t know about those amendments, but I know a lot of people that I be talking with that own properties they know,” said New Orleans resident Tina Harvey.

The official decision is made. Mississippi State will have to take on Louisiana State without its offensive leader. Kamario Taylor has been declared as Out for today's game in Baton Rouge. The final, and the binding report provided to the Southeastern Conference lists the Bulldog quarterback in that Out column. It ends two weeks of speculation on the subject after Taylor struggled through most of the home game with Alabama with limited mobility.

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Shreveport officials are informing residents of The Sanctuary Apartments to relocate because without running water their dwellings are considered unsafe. The city shut off water service Thursday afternoon because the property owner owes the city approximately $145,000 -- a delinquency that started two years ago when a New Jersey-based business entity acquired the multifamily complex, according to an examination of business ownership structures.

The 2027 Schedule was just released and the Bananas are coming back to the Bayou.

Two men are facing first-degree murder charges following a fatal shooting on Meadow Drive earlier this week. Just after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Lake Charles Police responded to a report of […]

St. Bernard Parish is about to smell like butter, garlic and brine. The Louisiana Oyster Culture Festival makes its debut Saturday and Sunday at the Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center in Chalmette, bringing two full days of local food, live music and crafts to a parish built on the seafood industry.