Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS, La. (WAFB) - Families can experience the magic of The Polar Express aboard a real train when ‘THE POLAR EXPRESS’ Train Ride returns to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal from Dec. 11 through Dec. 31, 2026. The roughly two-hour holiday experience features performers who bring the...

This week marks a major milestone and a homecoming for St. Augustine, the Tremé landmark recognized by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture as the country’s oldest black Catholic church parish. It will celebrate its 185th anniversary mass and official return to its sanctuary after Hurricane Ida at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18.

A New Orleans criminal court deputy who handcuffed a journalist covering July's indictment of Louisiana's state attorney general has been disciplined for breaching his employer's professionalism policy – albeit for an argument with the facility's judicial administrator that day, according to an internal agency report. New Orleans sheriff's office...

A Louisiana man is accused of creating a problem in a Cracker Barrel parking lot and then charging the person affected to make it disappear. Shreveport Police say Don Cook Jr. placed a boot on ... Read more

Hurricane Isaias made landfall in the western Florida panhandle overnight Friday, bringing life-threatening coastal storm surge, torrential rain, and intense winds to much of the northern Gulf Coast. While the eye of the hurricane took a track far east of Louisiana, the storm's wind field and rain bands extended hundreds of miles from its center. Anyone in the storm's path should look for guidance from their local authorities. New Orleans Saints fans know hurricanes all too well. What impacts, i

When workers began lifting up the sidewalk grates on Canal Street for cleaning last month — apparently, for the first time ever — they found the drains below brimming with dirt. In some cases, plants were growing out of about 5 inches of soil, which appeared stamped with the shape of the grates by years of buildup.

New Orleans tech company IDScan.net is facing nearly two dozen lawsuits alleging it failed to protect consumers' personal information after a data breach this year made images of millions of drivers licenses available for purchase on the dark web. The breach, discovered last month, is being investigated by the FBI,...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Law enforcement officers responded to almost 2,000 calls for service and police reports at the Express Inn over a three-year period, according to Lafayette Consolidated Government reports. During that time, authorities recovered 17 firearms and more than $114,000 in street-value narcotics from the property. The...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A Shreveport man is facing a second-degree murder charge more than a month after investigators say he set a fire that killed his roommate. Sherrick Hill, 38, was arrested Wednesday, accused of starting a fire on Drexel Street on Sept. 1. One victim died from their injuries.

An elderly Louisiana couple's bank accounts showed 61 disputed ATM withdrawals totaling $61,000. Investigators accused their caregiver of taking the money, but she maintained that the withdrawals were authorized payments for her work. Latoya Chalmers had access to both victims' debit cards and personal identification numbers while caring for them...