Tropical storm watch issued for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida

Potential Tropical Cyclone Seven is expected to become a tropical depression by Monday and a tropical storm Monday night

• Sep 2, 2018

Deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history

Hurricane Katrina claimed at least 1,200 lives, but it wasn't the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history

• Aug 28, 2018
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Family: Girl told to leave school due to hairstyle

A viral video shows relatives comforting a girl in tears after she was told to leave school because of her hair extensions, the family says

• Aug 22, 2018

State won't do biz with Bank of America, Citi over gun policies

Louisiana treasurer says working with the financial giants isn't "worth giving up our rights"

• Aug 17, 2018

Officers allegedly beat man and called him "fake American"

Two New Orleans officers have been fired and charged in the beating of a Hispanic man after a bar confrontation

• Jul 26, 2018

Rising sea levels may create "tipping points" for seaside towns

Buying a seaside home may become tougher due to more loan scrutiny and higher costs for insurance and rebuilding

• Jun 25, 2018

Louisiana's teacher of the year brought to tears by students' letters

Kimberly Eckert started a tradition of writing personal letters to students to let them know how much they mean to her, and now they're returning the favor

• Jun 15, 2018

Brain-eating amoeba found in same district for 3rd time since 2015

Residents are ignoring their swimming pools and nearby bayous, terrified of something they can't see but that officials warn is present

• Jun 13, 2018

"Granny cam" nursing home bill signed into law by Louisiana gov.

Bill will allow Louisiana families to install video monitoring systems in their loved ones' nursing home rooms, if certain conditions are met

• Jun 1, 2018

Powerful storm makes landfall as millions brace for impact

The storm came ashore on the Florida Panhandle, bringing threats of heavy rain and flash floods

• May 28, 2018

4 injured after shooting at large gathering in Louisiana

Authorities said the victims' wounds did not appear to be life-threatening

• May 28, 2018

Man who lawyers say is innocent in 1998 slaying walks free

Prosecutors accused of withholding "staggering" evidence of Corey Williams' innocence in pizza deliveryman's killing

• May 22, 2018

Demos as black man's death in tussle with white officers ruled a homicide

Keeven Robinson, 22, died from injuries during confrontation with Jefferson Parish Narcotics Detectives

• May 16, 2018

Suspect's family wants answers after fatal struggle with La. cops

Robinson's death was classified as a homicide and a coroner said the most likely cause of death was asphyxiation

• May 16, 2018

"It has the potential to kill people": Thousands face eviction from nursing homes

Tens of thousands of elderly and disabled people could soon lose their Medicaid benefits because the state faces a budget shortfall

• May 9, 2018

New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu looks back on his eight years in office

"People say, well, you know, you're a rising star. I said, yeah, it took me 30 years to become an overnight sensation," said Mitch Landrieu

• May 5, 2018

Fire breaks out at chemical plant, forcing evacuations

Law enforcement agencies are requiring residents and business 1-mile north of the facility to evacuate

• May 3, 2018

Louisiana appeals court hears arguments on "admitting privileges" abortion law

Opponents say the law was meant to make it essentially impossible for women to obtain abortions

• May 2, 2018

Severed heads of red-haired women found 150 miles apart

The two victims haven't been identified but were white women with reddish hair.

• Apr 27, 2018

Raw footage of fatal police shooting of Alton Sterling released

The graphic video released on Friday shows the 2016 incident from multiple angles

• Mar 30, 2018

Man convicted of killing, dismembering ex's new boyfriend

Viusqui J. Perez-Espinosa was convicted for the 2016 murder of a man whose body parts were found in a canal

• Mar 28, 2018

No charges for La. officers in Alton Sterling's shooting death

Sterling was shot to death in 2016 as two officers pinned him to the pavement outside a Louisiana convenience store

• Mar 27, 2018

Family of Alton Sterling devastated by decision not to charge officers

Prosecutors in Louisiana said Tuesday two Baton Rouge cops won't be prosecuted for shooting and killing Sterling in 2016

• Mar 27, 2018

Former Saints cheerleader says she was fired over Instagram pic

Bailey Davis' complaint says the team has two sets of rules: one for the cheerleaders, who are all women, and another, for the players

• Mar 27, 2018

Man sentenced for ex-NFL player's road rage killing

Prosecutors argued that Ronald Gasser escalated the conflict on a Louisiana road before shooting Joe McKnight

• Mar 15, 2018

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